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How to take a unconscious patients temperature?
rectally
The cultural history of Oceania before Western colonization was largely recorded?
inside temples
Should temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about?
No
What cultural history of Oceania before Western colonization was largely recorded?
orally
Can sodium pentathol be taken orally?
Sodium pentathol can be taken orally but it is most commonly given by injection. Sodium pentathol is used as an anesthetic and given before surgery.
Is an orally taken temperature of 102 degrees dangerous to a 5 year old child?
Possibly, if the temperature gets to 104 I would take the child to a hospital.
What are PO fluids?
Per Os means orally, by mouth. NPO means they don't consume whatever orally. For example, before a cholesterol test you are 8hrs NPO, so you don't eat for 8 hrs before the test.
Why can't you drink 30 minutes before taking your temperature?
Drinking something hot or cold may affect your oral temperature reading by temporarily altering the temperature in your mouth. Waiting 30 minutes after drinking allows your mouth temperature to stabilize, leading to a more accurate reading.
If using an oxygen mask where should temperature be taken?
When using an oxygen mask, the temperature should be taken orally or through the ear. It is important to ensure accuracy in temperature measurement to monitor a patient's health status effectively.
Why were the first poems told orally?
Poems came before people could read or write.
What does qac?
There are two parts to this answer. The first abreviation "PO" means to take orally, which is by mouth and swallowed. The second "qac" has means before each meal. For example, Reglan is often PO qac and qhs. 4 pills a day, orally before meals and bedtime (qhs). (1 before breakfast, 1 before lunch and 1 before dinner, and 1 at the end of the day.)
What does qac mean?
There are two parts to this answer. The first abreviation "PO" means to take orally, which is by mouth and swallowed. The second "qac" has means before each meal. For example, Reglan is often PO qac and qhs. 4 pills a day, orally before meals and bedtime (qhs). (1 before breakfast, 1 before lunch and 1 before dinner, and 1 at the end of the day.)
