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Can you use a rectal thermometer to take a temperature in the armpit?
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Can you use a regular thermometer to take the temperature of a young puppy?
Sounds like your baby needs to go back to the Doctor A.S.A.P.Puppies immune systems are not quite developed at this point, and your little one could be in jeapordy.It's O.k. to use a Regular Thermometer. If you are using a Mercury Thermometer, make sure you shake it.A normal Rectal Temperature is 100.5 to 102.5 Degrees Farhrenheit.Lubricate the thermometer with petrolium jelly like vasaline. You might like to get someone to help you hold your puppy at this point. Lift the tail and insert the thermometer SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY into the rectum. Insert the thermometer about 1 inch and hold in place for about 2 minutes, for the MERCURY THERMOMETER, or until the DIGITAL THERMOMETER BEEPS.If your dog has a body temperature LESS than 99 degrees or OVER 104 degrees Contact your Vet. A High temperature could mean your Dog has an infection or a heat related illness.If your dog has a below normal reading this can be just as serious, indicating other problems such as shock.
Describe an experiment used to find out whether there is any temperature change on mixing ethanol and water?
Measure equal amounts of water and ethanol in separate containers. Take temperature of both. Add ethanol to water and take temperature.
How long does it take to bake food?
depends on what you are trying to bake and what temperature the oven is set to
How long does it take for a piece of rock to break away due to freeze thaw weathering?
It would depend on the type of rock and the temperature changes involved.
What type of vegetation does hot desert have?
hot desert is high in temperature and low in water this means their is little or not at all any vegetation that happends in the hot dessert because if their is no water photosynthesis can not take place
How do you take a goats temperature?
With a rectal thermometer
How do you take a sheeps temperature?
With a rectal thermometer.
Why is it important to take body temperature oral and rectal thermometer?
for safety
Should an infants temperature be taken anally?
Only take an infant's temperature rectally if a doctor or trusted care provider instructs it. Otherwise, the most accurate reading comes from under a baby's armpit.
How many minutes do you take a rectal temperature?
If using a mercury thermometer - about a minute. A digital thermometer - a few seconds.
What is the rectal temperature of a three toed sloth?
The average rectal temperature of a three toed sloth is usually between 28 Celsius and 32 Celsius (If you take the temp for week). "I tried to take my sloth's rectal temperature but I lost my thermometer and got my hand dirty."
Where do you insert the mercury thermometer?
You can take your temperature with a mercury thermometer is several places, the most common is in the mouth under the tongue while another place is under the armpit
What is best way to take child's temperature?
Probably a thermometer or if you dont have one feel how hot their forehead is with your hand
Can the temperature be measured by keeping the thermometer at some place other than the mouth?
You can take a temperature by placing the thermometer in the armpit, when you get the reading add a degree and that is the temp you would have gotten if you had done it orally. 98.6 is the normal human temp but we all very slightly.
What is the Average temperature for dogs?
You can take your dog's temperature by rectal thermometer. Dog's normal temperature is 101 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 to 39.2 degrees Celsius).
Whether the body temperature can be measured by keeping the thermometer at some place other than the mouth?
Yes. Temperature can be taken under the armpit (auxilla region), on the forehead using a thermometer strip (normally used for infants) and rectally using a rectal thermometer.
What is the best way to take temperature on a newborn?
digital thermometer is the best way to take temperature of newbornaxillary temperature taking has advantage over rectal(rectal temperature taking is contraindication in infant less than one month or premature)oral temperature(oral temperature is contraindicated for child less than 2 year old) and tympanic tempereture(tympanic temperature is contraindicated in draining ear or premature infant of small ear canal).
