[Temperature measurement in adults: equally good results using the tympanic membrane thermometer and the rectal digital thermometer in the Internal Medicine department].
1997
V M Verstappen, and
P M Ackermans, and
W H Crombach
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D012007
Rectum
The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL.
Rectums
D001831
Body Temperature
The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.
Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D006748
Hospital Departments
Major administrative divisions of the hospital.
Departments, Hospital,Department, Hospital,Hospital Department
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328
Adult
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
Adults
D013821
Thermometers
Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use in the clinical laboratory. (From UMDNS, 1999)
Thermometer
D014432
Tympanic Membrane
An oval semitransparent membrane separating the external EAR CANAL from the tympanic cavity (EAR, MIDDLE). It contains three layers: the skin of the external ear canal; the core of radially and circularly arranged collagen fibers; and the MUCOSA of the middle ear.