Question

Which of the following temperatures is considered febrile and would likely prompt a physician to administer fever-reducing medications?
A rectal temperature of 100.3°F
An axillary temperature of 97°F
An oral temperature of 100.5°F
A tympanic temperature of 100.1°F

Answer 1

I believe the answer is A

Answer 2

An oral temperature of 100.5 degree F is considered febrile and would prompt a physician to administer fever-reducing medicines.  

• The temperature of the normal body is considered to be 98.6 degrees F or 37 degrees C.  

• For clinical purposes, a patient is regarded as pyrexial or febrile if the oral temperature becomes more than 99.5 degrees F or 37.5 degrees C.  

• The febrile state when the temperature exceeds more than 106 degrees F or 41.1 degrees C is termed hyperpyrexia, while the rectal temperature of fewer than 95 degrees F is termed hypothermia.  

• The measurement of oral temperature is done with the help of the probe placed under the tongue and lips closed around the instrument.  

Thus, an oral temperature of 100.5 degree F is considered febrile and would make a physician use fever-reducing medicines.

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