Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 61 views

    A Practical Book of Human Anatomy and Physiology

    Uploaded by

    Swati Arya
    The document discusses recording body temperature and normal temperature ranges. It explains that body temperature is regulated by balancing heat production and heat loss. Thermometers are used to measure temperature by containing a liquid that rises and falls with temperature changes. There are different normal temperature ranges depending on if taken orally or rectally. Oral temperatures are usually lower than rectal temperatures. Methods for measuring include placing a thermometer under the tongue for oral temperature readings.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    A Practical Book of Human Anatomy and Physiology

    Uploaded by

    Swati Arya
    61 views1 page
    The document discusses recording body temperature and normal temperature ranges. It explains that body temperature is regulated by balancing heat production and heat loss. Thermometers are used to measure temperature by containing a liquid that rises and falls with temperature changes. There are different normal temperature ranges depending on if taken orally or rectally. Oral temperatures are usually lower than rectal temperatures. Methods for measuring include placing a thermometer under the tongue for oral temperature readings.

    Original Title

    A Practical Book of Human Anatomy and Physiology…

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses recording body temperature and normal temperature ranges. It explains that body temperature is regulated by balancing heat production and heat loss. Thermometers are used to measure temperature by containing a liquid that rises and falls with temperature changes. There are different normal temperature ranges depending on if taken orally or rectally. Oral temperatures are usually lower than rectal temperatures. Methods for measuring include placing a thermometer under the tongue for oral temperature readings.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    61 views1 page

    A Practical Book of Human Anatomy and Physiology

    Uploaded by

    Swati Arya
    The document discusses recording body temperature and normal temperature ranges. It explains that body temperature is regulated by balancing heat production and heat loss. Thermometers are used to measure temperature by containing a liquid that rises and falls with temperature changes. There are different normal temperature ranges depending on if taken orally or rectally. Oral temperatures are usually lower than rectal temperatures. Methods for measuring include placing a thermometer under the tongue for oral temperature readings.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 1

    Notes 42 of 73

    Object 9

    Recording of Body Temperature


    Theory:
    Body temperature is basically a measurement warm and cold. It represents a balance
    between two things: the amount of heat body produce and the heat body lose.
    If the body temperature is too high, sweating increases loss of body heat by evaporation,
    the blood vessels dilate and allow body heat to radiate and metabolic rate and muscle
    activity are decreased so that less body heat is produced. All of the processes can be
    reversed if more body heat is needed.

    • The normal oral temperature is 98.2°F ± 1.2°F.

    • A normal oral temperature would then be anywhere from 97°F to 99.4°F.

    • A normal rectal temperature is defined as 99.6° F ±1°F.

    • A normal rectal temperature would then be 98.6°F to 100.6°F.

    • If working in a clinical setting where the body temperature is measured and recorded
    using the Celsius system.

    • Temperature of 36.8°C ± 0.7 ° A normal rectal temperature would be 37.5 °C ± 0.7 °.

    • Normal temperatures in the Celsius system would then be 36.1°C - 37.5°C, orally and
    36.8°C - 38.2°C.
    Requirement:
    Thermometer:
    It is a instrument for measuring temperature, which is a sealed glass tube that contains a
    column of liquid, as mercury, that rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature
    being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube
    or its frame.
    Methods to Measure Body Temperature:
    Method 1:
    Oral Temperature:
    Wait at least 20 to 30 minutes after the patient has eaten or drink. Place the thermometer
    in the patient’s mouth under the tongue and instruct the patient to close his/her mouth
    tightly, then see the temperature level and record it. Oral temperatures are lower than core
    temperatures, and they are usually lower than rectal temperatures.

    35

    Human Anatomy & Physiology - II (Practical) Recording of Body Temperature

    You might also like