Wait at least 15 minutes after bathing or exercising before taking an axillary temperature. Take the thermometer out of its holder. Hold the thermometer by the end opposite the colored or silver tip. Clean the thermometer with soap and warm...
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Despite its low sensitivity and specificity in detecting fever, axillary temperature is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a screening test for fever in neonates because of the risk of rectal perforation with a rectal thermometer (22), although this complication is estimated to occur in less than 1 in...
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To take an axillary temperature: This is a convenient way to take a child's temperature. Although not as accurate as a rectal or oral temperature in a cooperative child, some parents prefer to take an axillary temperature, especially for kids who can't hold a thermometer in their mouths.
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Axillary temperature was obtained in 50 thermally stable preterm infants each time with the mercury-in-glass, the IVAC, and the Penguin thermometers. ... Temperature measurement taken with the Penguin thermometer was significantly higher than that measured with the two other ones, p < 0.001. The differences in means and...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12874731
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but the most common complication was compensatory hyperhidrosis (n = 52, 71%). In only 5 was this other than mild and required treatment with aluminium chloride in ethanol 25%. Palmar hyperhidrosis was alleviated in all cases, axillary sweating was considerably improved, and there was improvement in ... Skin Temperature...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10688220
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The axillary temperature is the least accurate, and while adding one degree to an axillary temperature is typically what is suggested, it is by no means an accurate conversion. ... Another way to look at it is an axillary temperature is a nice screen to confirm that a fever exists, but the true temperature can only...
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To determine whether a fever is present, an accurate body temperature is needed. Medical research has not determined an exact correlation between oral, rectal, ear (tympanic), and armpit (axillary) temperature measurements.
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7. Read the temperature. A normal axillary temperature is 97.6 degrees F. C Call your doctor if your baby is less than 2 months old and has a temperature greater than 99.8 degrees F axillary. C For a baby older than 2 months, call the doctor if the temperature is greater than 100.5 degrees F axillary.
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