Integumentary System #4
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What is lost in the body by breathing, exercise, and elimination of urine.
Heat
When is body temperature usually higher – morning or evening?
Evening
How long do you leave a clinical thermometer in position for an oral or rectal temperature?
3-5 minutes
What thermometer detects and measures the thermal, infrared energy radiating from blood vessels in the tympanic membrane.
Aural
What does a temporal thermometer measure?
Temporal Artery
Why is a temporal temperature similar to a rectal temperature?
They both take core body temperatures; inside the body or bloodstream
Define hyperthermia
Hyperthermia - High body temperature that exceeds 104 degrees rectally
Define Hypothermia
Hypothermia - Low body temperature that is below 95 degrees rectally
What clinical thermometer is usually marked with a red tip and has a short, stubby bulb.
Rectal
If a clinical thermometer breaks, what happens when the mercury evaporates?
Creates a toxic vapor and can harm humans and the environment
If a person drinks cold/hot water, how long do you need to wait before taking an oral temperature?
10 minutes prior
The measurement of the balance between heat produced and heat lost is
Temperature
The constant state of fluid balance is
Homeostasis
What is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?
Rectal
List three things that can lead to increased body temperature?
Time of the day Body Part Individual Body Differences
Before a glass clinical thermometer is used, it should be soaked in a disinfectant for a minimum of
30 mins with 70% alcohol
Normal range; Oral
97.6 - 99.6
Normal range; Rectal
98.6 - 100.6
Normal range; Axillary or Groin
96.6 - 98.6
Another name for fever
Pyrexia
Febrile
Fever is present
Afebrile
No fever is present