Temperature

Question: How do you measure temperature?

Answer

Monitoring the patient

Question: How do you measure temperature?

Answer: Use any of the following:

  • Tympanic: ear thermometer
  • Cutaneous
  • Mercury thermometer

Question: What is the normal temperature?

Answer

Temperature measuring equipment

Question: How do you measure temperature?

Answer: Use any of the following:

  • Tympanic: ear thermometer
  • Cutaneous
  • Mercury thermometer

Question: What is the normal temperature?

Answer: 36°C - 37°C

Question: Why might temperature be low or high?

Answer

Temperature measuring equipment

Question: How do you measure temperature?

Answer: Use any of the following:

  • Tympanic: ear thermometer
  • Cutaneous
  • Mercury thermometer

Question: What is the normal temperature?

Answer: 36°C - 37°C

Question: Why might temperature be low or high?

Answer: The most important cause is infection.

If there is a problem:

  • Give oxygen
  • Check other observations
  • Get help
  • Consider intravenous fluid and antibiotics