Oral versus axillary temperatures in human volunteers.
J Assoc Physicians India
; 38(8): 541, 1990 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
We measured the oral and axillary temperatures of 100 individuals (including 40 females) in the medical wards. Twenty six had fever ranging from 37.3 degrees C to 40.5 degrees C while the rest had normal temperature. Although the oral temperature was higher than axillary temperature in all the cases, there was no correlation between the two; in one case the difference was as high as 1 degrees C. We conclude that while recording temperature the site must be clearly stated, and no attempt must be made to extrapolate the axillary to the oral temperature.
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Temperatura Corporal
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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J Assoc Physicians India
Ano de publicação:
1990
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