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PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING OF SURGICAL PATIENT Flashcards

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HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

Indications for Arterial Catheterization

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⦁ need for continuous BP monitoring

⦁ need for frequent arterial blood sampling

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HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

Conditions that need continuous & accurate BP monitoring

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⦁ shock status
⦁ hypertensive crisis
⦁ surgery in high risk patients
⦁ use of potent vasoactive or inotropic drugs
⦁ controlled hypotensive anesthesia
⦁ situations that may lead to rapid changes in cardiac function

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absolute contraindications to ART cath

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NONE!

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relative contraindications to ART cath

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⦁ bleeding problems (hemophilia)
⦁ anticoagulant therapy
⦁ presence of a vascular prosthesis
⦁ local infection

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  • Sites for Arterial Catheterization
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⦁	Radial artery
⦁	Axillary artery
⦁	Femoral artery
⦁	Dorsalis Pedis artery
⦁	Superficial temporal artery
⦁	Brachial artery
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most commonly used site for arterial catheterization

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radial artery

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RADIAL ARTERY FOR ART CATH

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  • hand has dual blood supply (radial & ulnar)
  • most commonly used site
  • simple cannulation
  • low complication rate
  • Modified Allen’s Test = assess ulnar artery
  • Doppler technique, Plethysmography, Pulse oximetry
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MODIFIED ALLEN’S TEST

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hand elevated, pt clenches fist x about 30 seconds. Pressure applied over ulnar & radial arteries (occlude both). Still elevated, hand is opened from fist - should be blanched/observe pallor. Then ulnar pressure is released, but maintain radial pressure. Color should return within 5-15 seconds
⦁ if color returns within 5-15 seconds, the Allen’s test = considered normal
⦁ if color fails to return, test considered abnormal, and it suggests that the ulnar artery supply to the hand is not sufficient = indicates that it may not be safe to use the radial artery. Try other hand…

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AXILLARY ARTERY FOR ART CATH

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  • for long term monitoring
  • large size
  • close proximity to aorta
  • deep location
  • technical difficulty in insertion
  • located near neurovascular structures
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FEMORAL ARTERY FOR ART CATH

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  • large size & superficial location
  • prone to atherosclerosis
  • difficult to keep clean (near groin…)
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SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY FOR ART CATH

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  • surgical exposure is required

- neurologic complications observed

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BRACHIAL ARTERY FOR ART CATH

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  • for short term use only

- risk of median nerve contracture (Volkman’s contracture)

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ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION
- for short term

  • for long term
  • modified Allen’s test
  • median nerve contracture risk (Volkman’s)
  • prone to atherosclerosis
  • easily inserted
  • difficult to insert
  • difficult to keep clean
  • neurologic complication risk / surgical insertion
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short term = brachial artery

long term = axillary artery

modified Allen’s test = radial artery

Volkman’s contracture risk = brachial artery

prone to atherosclerosis = femoral artery

easily inserted = radial artery

difficult to insert = axillary artery

difficult to keep clean = femoral artery

neurologic risk = superficial temporal artery

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COMPLICATIONS OF ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION

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⦁ failure to cannulate
⦁ hematoma
⦁ disconnection from monitoring system
⦁ infection (if catheter in place > 4 days, if surgical insertion done. Local inflammation occurs)
⦁ retrograde cerebral embolization (AV fistula / pseudoaneurysm) - severe pain & distal necrosis

preferred site = radial artery

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CVP MONITORING (central venous pressure)

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CVP = direct measurement of blood pressure in right atrium & vena cava

  • acquired by threading a central venous catheter (subclavian double lumen central line) into any of several large veins
  • the line is threaded so that the tip of the catheter rests in the lower 3rd of the superior vena cava. The pressure monitoring assembly is attached to the distal port of a multilumen central vein catheter
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why monitor cvp?

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  • In seriously ill patients, the vital problem is determining the proper amount of fluids and blood requirements necessary to maintain an optimal blood volume in the preop, operative, and postop phase
  • CVP monitoring = reliable procedure to properly and promptly evaluate the optimal fluid & blood requirements in these patients
  • the procedure removes a lot of the guess work in rapid restoration and maintenance of adequate circulation without fear of overloading the heart
  • CVP = measured anywhere in the SVC or IVC or their immediate tributaries, such as the Innominate and the Common Iliac Veins
  • CVP determined by a complex interaction of
    ⦁ blood volume
    ⦁ cardiac pump action
    ⦁ vascular tone
  • CVP measurement serves as an index of circulating blood volume relative to the cardiac pump action
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  • CVP determined by a complex interaction of
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⦁ blood volume
⦁ cardiac pump action
⦁ vascular tone

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  • CVP measurement serves as an index of
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circulating blood volume relative to the cardiac pump action

CVP will reflect the ability of the Cardiac Pump Action to handle the returning blood volume at that particular time

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INDICATIONS FOR CVP MONITORING

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⦁ when massive blood replacement is instituted rapidly in rapid exsanguinating type of bleeding

⦁ In acute blood volume deficit in cases where the pt had surgery for a strangulating type of intestinal obstruction, where rapid fluid replacement is indicated

⦁ In obscure cases of shock immediately post-op, whether hypovolemic due to internal bleeding, or non-hypovolemic from MI

⦁ In elderly patients with limited cardiac reserve, who are undergoing difficult & time consuming operations

⦁ In surgical patients with anuria due to possible renal shutdown

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normal CVP

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4-7

Normal CVP = 4 - 7 cm/H2O

o a low CVP (0-3) indicates that the circulating blood volume is below the normal blood volume that the heart can handle

o a high CVP (8-20) indicates that the circulating blood volume is more than the heart can handle

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a low CVP indicates that

a high CVP indicates that

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o a low CVP (0-3) indicates that the circulating blood volume is below the normal blood volume that the heart can handle

o a high CVP (8-20) indicates that the circulating blood volume is more than the heart can handle

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INDICATIONS FOR CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION

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⦁	access for fluid therapy
⦁	access for drug infusion
⦁	parenteral nutrition
⦁	CVP monitoring (aspirate air embolism)
⦁	placement of cardiac pacemaker / vena cava filters
⦁	hemodialysis access
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OTHER USES FOR CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION

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⦁ useful in hypotensive patients
⦁ tracings for arrhythmias
⦁ provides information about the relationship between intravascular volume and right ventricular function

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most common complication of venous catheter in subclavian vein

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pneumothorax

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sites of venous catheterization for CVP monitoring

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⦁ Subclavian vein
⦁ Internal Jugular vein
⦁ External jugular vein
⦁ Basilic vein

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SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETERIZATION

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  • easiest to cannulate
  • **Pneumothorax = most common complication
  • difficult to control bleeding
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easiest vein to cannulate

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subclavian
but difficult to control bleeding

pneumothorax = most common complication

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most common complication of internal jugular vein cath

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arterial puncture

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INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN CATHETERIZATION

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  • lower risk of pneumothorax

- ***Arterial puncture = most common complication

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technique for venous catheterization for CVP monitoring

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  • A polyethelene tube size French 8 and 42 inches long is inserted at the Basilic Vein just above the elbow and pushed up to 20 inches
  • Connect an Intravenous administration set to the venous catheter through which IV fluid may be administered
  • A Manometer is connected to IV set with a three way stopcock. Zero point should be at the level of the atrium or approximately at Mid-axillary line
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PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER (PAC) - SWAN-GANZ purpose =

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diagnostic - used to detect heart failure, sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs

  • allows direct, simultaneous measurement of pressures in
    ⦁ right atrium
    ⦁ right ventricle
    ⦁ pulmonary artery
    ⦁ filling pressure (“wedge” pressure) of the left atrium
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SITES FOR PAC

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⦁ Right Internal Jugular Vein = shortest & straightest path to heart

⦁ Left Subclavian = doesn’t require PAC to pass at an acute angle to enter SVC (compared to right subclavian or internal jugular)

⦁ Femoral veins - distant sites, so can be difficult, especially if right sided cardiac chambers are enlarged. Often, fluoroscopic assistance is necessary. These sites are compressible, however, and may be preferred if risk of hemorrhage is high

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shortest & straightest path to heart for PAC insertion

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right internal jugular vein

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CVP MONITORING COMPLICATIONS

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  • catheter malposition
    • dysrhythmias
    • embolization
    • vascular injury
    • cardiac, pleural, mediastinal, neurologic injury
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INDICATIONS FOR RESPIRATORY MONITORING

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  • decision making for the need of mechanical ventilation
  • assessment of response to therapy
  • optimize ventilatory management
  • decision to wean from ventilator
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volume of air moved in or out of the lung in a single breath

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tidal volume

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maximal volume at expiration after a maximal inspiration

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vital capacity

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total volume of air leaving the lung each minute

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minute volume

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the portion of tidal volume that does not participate in gas exchange

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physiologic dead space

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GAS MONITORING

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  • reported as directly measured partial pressures (PO2 & PCO2)
  • used of pulse oximeters for continuous measurements
  • Blood gas analysis - gives info about
    ⦁ efficiency of gas exchange
    ⦁ adequacy of alveolar ventilation
    ⦁ acid-base status
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graphic display of CO2 concentration in wave form

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capnography

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PULSE OX FOR GAS MONITORING

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reliable, but not quite a real time estimation of the arterial Hgb saturation.

Has wide clinical acceptance

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GASTRIC TONOMETRY

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relatively non-invasive monitoring of the adequacy of aerobic metabolism in organs whose superficial mucosal lining is extremely vulnerable to low flow changes and hypoxemia

  • assesses perfusion based on stomach’s mucosal pH by measuring gastric luminal PCO2
  • tonometer balloon inserted into gastric lumen - reflects intramucosal CO2
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PURPOSE OF RENAL MONITORING

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  • the kidney = an excellent monitor of the adequacy of perfusion
  • done to prevent renal failure
  • predicts drug clearance to allow for proper dose adjustment
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urine output for renal monitoring

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  • commonly monitored, but may be misleading
  • normal urine output = 0.5 mL / kg / hr
  • correlates with GFR
  • high output may not accurately reflect GFR, however (ex: Diabetes Insipidus - not enough ADH or resistant to ADH –> continuously urinating)
  • may be affected by other factors
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foley catheter for renal monitoring

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  • flexible tube passed through urethra and into bladder to drain urine
  • foley catheter = most common type of indwelling urinary catheter
  • has 2 separated lumens running down its length
    ⦁ one lumen = open at both ends, and drains urine into a collection bag
    ⦁ other lumen = has a valve on the outside end and connects to a balloon at the tip - inflated with sterile water when it lies inside bladder to stop it from slipping out
  • foley catheter commonly made from silicone rubber or natural rubber
  • should only be used when indicated, as use increases the risk of UTIs
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BUN

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  • BUN = affected by GFR and Urea production
  • BUN is increased in TPN, GI bleeding, trauma, sepsis, steroid use
  • BUN is decreased in starvation, liver disease
  • BUN = not always a reliable test
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BUN increased with

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TPN
GI bleeding
steroid use
trauma
sepsis
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BUN decreased with

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starvation

liver disease

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SERUM CREATININE

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  • more reliable than BUN
  • directly proportional to creatinine production
  • inversely related to GFR
  • not affected by protein or nitrogen production, or rate of fluid flow through tubules
  • related to muscle mass
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currently the most reliable method
of assessing GFR
*************

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CREATININE CLEARANCE

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CREATININE CLEARANCE

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  • used if values of plasma creatinine are affected by muscle disease
  • serial determination of urine is done and is CURRENTLY THE MOST RELIABLE METHOD OF ASSESSING GFR
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tubular function tests

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  • the most reliable test to distinguish pre-renal azotemia from tubular necrosis*
  • requires simultaneous collected urine & blood samples
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  • the most reliable test to distinguish pre-renal azotemia from tubular necrosis*
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tubular function tests

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neurological monitoring

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  • for early recognition of cerebral dysfunction
  • to facilitate prompt intervention & treatment

⦁ Glasgow Coma Scale
⦁ Bedside serial neuro checks by nursing staff
⦁ ICP (normally 7-15 mmHg for a supine adult)
⦁ Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) = difference between MAP & ICP (> 70 mmHg)

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normal ICP

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7-15 mmHg for supine adult

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CPP (cerebral perfusion pressure) =

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MAP - ICP

should be > 70 mmHg

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EEG

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reflects spontaneous and on-going electrical activity in the brain

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transcranial ultrasound

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  • monitors cerebral blood flow

- detects vasospasms

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Measures the relationship of blood flow to O2 consumption

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jugular venous oximetry

for neurological monitoring

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ratio of CO2 produced to O2 consumed, while food is being metabolized

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RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT OF FOOD (RQ)

metabolic monitoring

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temperature monitoring

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  • rectal
  • oral
  • axillary
  • middle ear
  • esophageal

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