Plastic strip thermometers have some uses but they arent recommended for general home use. A temperature detection accuracy level range of within 05 degrees fahrenheit.
Underarm Temperature How To Measure It And What S Typical
Least accurate measurement of body temperature. When you talk with your doctor about your temperature be sure to say what method was used to take the temperature. Measurement accuracy primarily depends on whether the thermometer is used correctly read the operating instructions. Axillary temperature is the least accurate because the area is exposed to circulating air outside of the armpit cavity and in order for the result to be accurate it takes 10 minutes of holding. Im not sure what would be best to tell the students. But thats personal experience. Which of the following provides the least accurate temperature.
Unlike oral rectal and ear thermometers plastic strip thermometers measure skin temperature not body temperature. Human body temperature varies depending on where on the body the temperature is taken and the time of measurement. Axillary or groin d. Ear aural or tympanic c. This is due to physiological factors and must be distinguished from thermometer malfunction. When you are too hot the blood vessels in your skin widen to carry the excess heat to your skins surface.
You may start to sweat. This method is the least accurate. When is body temperature lowest during the day. Which method of taking a patients temperature is the least accurate. Which of the following is a temperature of 986 f converted to celsius. Press the arm against the body.
Measure of body heat. Wait for 5 minutes before reading. The body is very good at keeping its temperature within a safe range even when temperatures outside the body change a lot. Axillary where you measure the temperature under the armpit can be less reliable for getting an accurate body temperature and can register up to a degree lower than rectal or other methods of taking the internal temperature. The clear2there body temperature measurement system is an artificial intelligence based contactless temperature monitoring solution that enables automated safe and reliable detection of elevated body temperatures as part of a preliminary screening process. How a patients temperature is measured is a matter of personal preference.
I also believe rectal is the bestmost accurate but most patients will refuse that 2nd best imo is oral but can not be as accurate with drinkingeating. I think the tympanic temperature is the least accurate of all. Body temperature is a measure of your bodys ability to make and get rid of heat. Plastic strip thermometers change color to show the temperature. Which of the following is the most accurate measurement of body temperature.
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