MANUAL PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICAL - Repository:The Medical ...
MANUAL PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICAL - Repository:The Medical ...
MANUAL PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICAL - Repository:The Medical ...
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FM/UOJ<br />
Calculation<br />
Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the measurements for the class.<br />
Exercise<br />
a. Describe the special features of the clinical thermometer and explain their<br />
relevance.<br />
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b. Explain the basis for keeping the bulb under the tongue and for closing the<br />
mouth for measuring oral temperature.<br />
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c. Explain the possible errors that could arise in measuring the oral temperature.<br />
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d. Discuss the merits and demerits or oral, rectal, axillary and oesophageal<br />
temperatures as measurement of core temperature.<br />
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Metabolism & Temperature<br />
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