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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:09:05

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Well, they do rectal temperature also. These places are the accepted locations to determine body temperature. Medical procedures need to be uniform. Taking temperature in different places yields different results, so too many different methods would be confusing. The rule of thumb is that under the arm will be 1 degree less then oral, and rectal will be 1 degree higher than oral.

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I had mine taken in my buttt before. I guess it's so air can't get to the thermometer.

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They are. you might not want to taste maryjo's thermometer

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simple bcz the body temp.is the highest here.& also bcz of the sweat rate temp. isused 2 measure here!

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The rectum is used in children and debilitated. Under the arm has been used inaccurately. Now, thermometers are used in the ear.

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Under the tongue,in the armpits and in anus the temperatures are slightly higher.In young children it is kept in anus.

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In medical, there are two types of temperature markings.

Temperature marking for Shell temperature (referring to the surface temperature) and Core temperature (the actual temperature close to the blood, it is in constant value)

Shell temperature are the temperature of the skin. Thus armpits/ axilla is choosen.

Core temperature are taken at the rectal, oral and external auditory meatus (the ear tube)

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Under your tongue there's a major blood vessel and that's the most accurate, under the arm is not as accurate but it's one of the few places you can hold still with toddlers. You can use rectal or axillary, but I wouldn't recommend it because the temps vary in degrees.

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A normal temperature is 99.8 F(rectally) (37.7 C), 97.8 F (axillary, arm pit) (36.6 C), or 98.6 (orally, under the tongue) (37 C). Ear thermometers which measure temperature on the ear drum (tympanic membrane) usually use a "rectal" scale for younger children (in which case the normal temperature is 99.8 F) and an "oral" scale for older children (in which case the normal temperature is 98.6 F).