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You should wait 20-30 minutes after, smoking, eating, or drinking a hot or cold liquid to take your temperature. You should wait at least an hour after extensive exercise or a hot bath for an accurate reading.
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How do you know your normal body temperature?
Take your temperature at the same time every day for a week. Use an oral thermometer. Do not test right after you've had anything to drink--hot or cold drinks can temporarily change the oral temp.
How long do you wait to take a oral temperature after smoking?
At least five minutes (same as if you were to eat or drink something then take an oral temperature reading).
How long do you take a oral temperature?
60 seconds
How long should It take to take an oral temperature reading?
3 MINS
Why is it important to take body temperature oral and rectal thermometer?
for safety
Is it bad to drink cold water when you take your medicine?
yes it bad to drink cold water while taking medicine
Why doesn't glass conduct heat?
GLASS DOES CONDUCT HEAT. It will take on the temperature around it. If you have a very hot drink inside a glass and you touch it, its going to feel very hot. If you have a very cold drink inside a glass and you touch it, it is going to feel very cold.
How long to take an oral temperature?
The best time to take temperature is right when you wake up. This is because your body has not been doing anything that might raise temperature yet.
How long do you wait after drinking liquids to take oral temperature?
5-10 minutes
What are 4 different methods to take a temperature?
rectal, oral. axillary or ear and aural
How do you get rid of a cold?
take med sleep drink and wait
Do you add a degree when take temperature on forehead?
No.The oral temperature (under the tongue) is a degree lower than central. The newer temporal artery thermometers also take a central temperature.
