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Oral and Tympanic Membrane Temperatures Are Inaccurate to Identify Fever in Emergency Department Adults
INTRODUCTION: Identifying fever can influence management of the emergency department (ED) patient, including diagnostic testing, treatment, and disposition. We set out to determine how well oral and tympanic membrane (TM) temperatures compared with rectal measurements. METHODS: A convenience sample...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22224147 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.2.1963 |