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Can The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving?
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∙ 2017-05-27 15:25:05
Taking the temperature orally with a glass thermometer, when the patient is unconscious is risky, as the patient may suddenly wake up and bite and break the thermometer. Apart from the glass splinters, a Mercury thermometer is a great hazard. The temperature could be more safely taken from the armpit, or anus, with less risk. Nowadays, most hospitals take temperatures using electronic devices that are placed into or near the external part of the ear, or are clipped to the finger and registered onto a computer like console.
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∙ 2017-05-27 15:39:55
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Should temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about?
No
Could the temperature of an unconscious patient be taken orally since they are not moving about?
YES
Can you give glucose to a patient orally also?
yes
Why cefotaxime doesn't given orally?
The drug is intended to be given to the patient either in an intramuscular injection - or by intravenous infusion. Used orally - it can cause problems in patients that have impaired liver functionality.
What does the medical abbreviation po bid prn mean?
Po bid prn means that the patient is to take the medication orally twice a day as needed.
Should temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about?
No
Could the temperature of an unconscious patient be taken orally since they are not moving about?
YES
How to take a unconscious patients temperature?
rectally
Can you give glucose orally to a unresponsive diabetic?
No. You may kill him. Fluid given to unconscious person will go to his respiratory tract. Never give any thing orally to unconscious patient. Very little fluid can choke him to death. He needs intravenous glucose. Fortunately, you usually get enough time to give intravenous glucose solution. It is one of the most dramatic situation, in your medical practice, to see the sudden recovery of the serious patient.
Can you give glucose to a patient orally also?
yes
Why you give insulin orally?
You don't give insulin orally ! Insulin needs to be injected into the patient's bloodstream. The acids in the stomach would break down the insulin - rendering it useless.
Why cefotaxime doesn't given orally?
The drug is intended to be given to the patient either in an intramuscular injection - or by intravenous infusion. Used orally - it can cause problems in patients that have impaired liver functionality.
Can you give glucose to a patient orally also what are the required conditions?
you can give it to them as long as the need it and the main way to know is if they are unresponsive
What do you have if your temperature is forty degrees Celsius?
A high fever. Average normal body temperature taken orally in humans is about 36.8 - 37.0 degrees Celsius.
How long should you wait to take a temperature after a hot drink?
If you are taking your temperature orally, you should wait at least a half hour after a hot drink.
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.
How is chemotherapy administered to a lymphoma patient?
The drugs may either be administered intravenously (through a vein) in the arm or given orally in the form of pills.
