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PURPOSE• Detect fever.• Detect abnormally low body temperature
(hypothermia) in people who have been exposed to cold.
• Detect abnormally high body temperature (hyperthermia) in people who have been exposed to heat.
• Help monitor the effectiveness of a fever-reducing medicine.
• Help plan for pregnancy by determining if a woman is ovulating
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Celcius = °C
TEMPERATURE SCALEIs measured in
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36°C – 37.2 °C
NORMAL TEMPERATURE
Is
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THE MOST COMMON SITES OF MEASURING BODY TEMPERATURE
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TYPES OFTHERMOMETE
R
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MERCURY GLASS / PLASTIC THERMOMETER
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ELECTRONIC / DIGITAL THERMOMETER
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CHEMICAL DISPOSABLE THERMOMETER /
TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE TAPE
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INFRARED THERMOMETER( THERMOSCAN )
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TEMPORAL ARTERY THERMOMETER
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PRE PROCEDURE• Greet and explain procedure to the patient
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PRE PROCEDURE• Provide privacy and perform hand hygiene
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PRE PROCEDURE• Apply ear probe cover to thermoscan probe
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PRE PROCEDURE• Ensure the reading in degree Celcius
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PRE PROCEDURE• Inform patient to pull pinna, pull pinna
backward and downward and insert thermoscan probe into ear cannal
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PRE PROCEDURE• Press ‘START’ button until heard ‘beep’
sound
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PRE PROCEDURE• Remove probe from ear and inform patient
reading
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PRE PROCEDURE• Remove ear probe cover and discard
appropraitely
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POST PROCEDURE• Perform hand hygiene
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POST PROCEDURE• Inform SRN or doctor abnormal result
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POST PROCEDURE• Document reading
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> 37.3 °C
ALSO CALLED PYREXIAIs a high temperature above normal range :
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41°C
HYPERPYREXIAIs a very high
temperature above :
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< 36°C
HYPOTHERMIAIs low temperature below
normal range :
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