MEDICAL ASSISTING CHAPTER 37 LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
Febrile Answer: A body temperature above the patient's normal range.
Afebrile Answer: Body temperature with in the patient's normal range.
Hyperpyrexia Answer: An exceptionally high fever.
Thermometer Answer: Instrument used to measure temperature.
Fahrenheit Answer: what does (℉ ) mean?
Celsius Answer: what does (℃ )
98.6 Answer: What is the normal adult oral temperature in Fahrenheit?
37.0 Answer: What is the normal adult oral temperature in Celsius?
Tympanic Thermometer Answer: Electric thermometer used to read temperature from the
ear.
Temporal Scanner Answer: Electronic thermometer used to read the temperature on the
temporal artery and the ambient temperature?
Disposable Thermometer Answer: A single use thermometer with specially treated dot or
strip indicators that change color according to temperature.
15 minutes Answer: When measuring oral temperatures, how long should you wait after a
patient has ; eaten, smoked, or drinking?
Up and Back Answer: When measuring tympanic temperatures on an adult, what way should
you pull the ear?
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