Chapter 2: Thermometer Types Flashcards
What are the most common places on the body temperature can be measure?
Mouth, ear, forehead, armpit and rectum.
Thermometers register body temperature in?
Degrees Fahrenheit (F) or degrees Celsius (C).
What are Disposable Strip Thermometers?
individually rapped strips that use chemical indicators that change color at different temperatures. (unbreakable, fast and easy to use).
What are Electronic Thermometers?
DIsplay temperature readings within a few seconds, use disposable probe sheets. It is instead into the mouth, it will beep and the reading is ready.
What are Tympanic Membrane (aural)?
Another electronic thermometer with an infrared sensor tip that detects heat radiated from the ear’s tympanic membrane.
Where is the temperature-regulating center in the body located?
in the hypothalamus of the brain.
What are Temporal Artery?
It measures the temperature of the skin surface over the temporal artery (a major blood vessel in the forehead) is a quick safe, painless, easy and accurate.
