Sites to Measure Temperature
Most common are:
• Oral
• Rectal
• Axillary
• Tympanic
Thermometer: is an instrument used to measure body temperature
Types
1. Oral thermometer
• Has long slender tips
2. Rectal thermometer
• Short, rounded tips
3. Axillary
• Long and slender tip
4. Tympanic
In other way it is also divided as mercury, digital and electronic types. In developed countries, mercury type thermometers are no more use in hospital setup but in our context still very important.
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