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This method for assessing temperature has long been considered more accurate than other methods. The problem with that rationale is that insertion into feces can actually provide an inaccurate reading. Not to mention that the risk for tearing the sensitive tissue at the anus, or for inserting the thermometer too far, causing a rectal perforation, diminishes the value of the accuracy argument anyway. This method is particularly contraindicated in newborns < 1 month; patients with diarrhea, hemorrhoids, or recent rectal surgery.
Facial trauma, recently eating/drinking, known hypothermia, age (infants, toddler),
you axillary temp is not as accurate as your oral or rectal temp.
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What are contraindications of laxatives?
Some contraindications for laxatives are: Rectal bleeding, vomiting, appendicitis, and abdominal pain.
List three contraindications for oral temperature measurement?
Contraindications for oral temperature measurement include recent ingestion of hot or cold beverages, respiratory conditions affecting the mouth, and patients who are unable to close their mouths properly.
What is the rectal body temperature for rabbit?
the rectal body temperature of a rabbit is 37oC-39oC
What are contraindications and indications of taking temperatures in different sites?
cations / contraindication Rectal temperature contraindicated in the following circumstances. a. Infants < 1 month of age. b. Premature infants. c. Prolapsed rectum. d. Following rectal surgery. e. Severe diarrhea. f. Bleeding tendency, e.g., leukemia, thrombocytopenia. g. Imperforate anus.
How do you take a goats temperature?
With a rectal thermometer
How do you take a sheeps temperature?
With a rectal thermometer.
What is the Average human rectal temperature?
100
Why is there such a difference between oral and rectal temperature in my son...orally he is almost always normal or low grade then rectal it is 101-102 degrees?
Rectal is more accurate because it takes the core body temperature.
What is the rectal temperature of a three toed sloth?
The average rectal temperature of a three toed sloth is usually between 28 Celsius and 32 Celsius (If you take the temp for week). "I tried to take my sloth's rectal temperature but I lost my thermometer and got my hand dirty."
How would you abbreviate a rectal temperature of 99.7 degrees F?
The rectal temperature of 99.7 degrees Fahrenheit could be abbreviated as 99.7°F.
Do you subtract a degree from rectal temperature?
No. You only add a degree when taking a axial (under the arm) temp. This is because the axial temp is taken externally, so it only gives a close approximation of the body's internal temperature. Since oral temps are taken from inside the mouth, they give you the accurate internal body temperature without having to add anything.
Can you use a rectal thermometer to take a temperature in the armpit?
no
