vital sign fr Flashcards
1
Q
Normal temperature
A
98.6
2
Q
Preferred method for taking temperature
A
oral
3
Q
Tympanic thermometer
A
ear thermometer
4
Q
When would you not take an oral temperature
A
if they just got done eating something cold
5
Q
How to properly take oral, axillary, and rectal temperatures.
A
under tongue, armpit, butt
6
Q
Medical term for fever (temp>101)
A
fibrial
7
Q
Medical term meaning without fever
A
afibrial
8
Q
Medical term for body temperature below 95 degrees/above 104 degrees
A
hypo thermy- below
hyper thermy- high
9
Q
Causes of increase/decrease in body temperature
A
fight infection- increase
cold -decrease
