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Temperature and Thermometers – a Brief Review TEMPERATURE AND THERMOMETERS – A BRIEF REVIEW OVERVIEW Galileo invented the first thermoscope in 1593. It lacked an accurate scale and could be affected by changes in atmospheric pressure. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a Polish-born Dutch physicist, engineer and glass blower, made contributions to thermometers as well. He created an alcohol thermometer in 1709 and later innovated the mercury thermometer in 1714. Mercury, he found, responded more quickly to temperature changes than the previously used water.1 In 1867 the first medical thermometer was invented. It was portable, took 5 minutes and was 6 inches long. The first clinical thermometer was invented in 1954 using temperature differences in metal wires (later semiconductors) which calculated a person’s temperature.2 In 1984, David Phillips, PhD, invented the world’s first infra-red ear thermometer. Dr. Phillips was the father to four children and was concerned about the dangerous levels of mercury in the common glass thermometer and the danger of it breaking in the rectum. Today there are several thermometers used to take body temperatures3. WHAT IS TEMPERATURE? Body temperature is a measure of the body’s ability to remove excess heat. When it is too hot, the blood vessels in the skin expand to carry excess heat to the skin’s surface, causing the body to sweat. When the sweat evaporates, it helps to cool the body. When it is cold, blood vessels narrow, reducing blood flow to the skin to save body heat. This triggers the body to shiver and produce heat. People typically think that normal body temperature is an oral temperature measurement of 98.6° F or 37° C. However, normal body temperature can vary from 97° F (36.1° C) to 99° F (37.2° C) based on gender, age, activity and time of day. Body temperature can be measured in many places such as the mouth (oral), ear (tympanic), armpit (axilla), rectum (rectal) and forehead (temporal) Measurement Method Normal Temperature Range*3-4 Oral 95.9° F to 99.5° F 35.5° C to 37.5° C Ear/Tympanic 96.4° F to 100.4° F 35.8° C to 38° C Axillary 94.5° F to 99.1° F 34.7° C to 37.3° C Rectal 97.9° F to 100.4° F 36.6° C to 38° C Forehead/Temporal 96.4° F to 100.4° F 35.8° C to 38° C ©2018 Welch Allyn MC15471 1 Fever measurement differs depending on the measurement method and patient age. Oral Rectal Tympanic Adults 100.4° F or 38° C 101° F or 38.3° C 101° F or 38.3° C Child 100.4° F or 38° C Fevers can occur due to: • INFECTION – Most common cause of a fever. Infections affect the whole body or a single body part. • MEDICINES – This type of fever is called a drug fever. Medicines such as antibiotics, opioids and antihistamines are common drugs that cause fever. • TRAUMA – Severe trauma such as heart attacks, strokes and burns. • OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS – These include arthritis, hyperthyroidism and cancers such as leukemia and lung cancer. Hypothermia is very low body temperature and can occur due to being out in cold weather. It can also be caused by alcohol or drug use, going into shock, disorders such as diabetes or hypothyroidism. Heatstroke occurs when the body fails to control its own temperature and body temperature keeps rising. Symptoms of heatstroke include confusion, delirium or unconsciousness and skin that is red, hot and dry even under the armpits. Hypothermia and heatstrokes can be deadly and need immediate medical attention References: 1Pearach, J.M.S. A brief history of the clinical thermometer. April 2002, pages 251-252. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 95, Issue 4, 1 April 2002 2 “A Brief History of the Clinical Thermometer” QJM. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_thermometer 3 Temperature measurement in paediatrics, Paediatric Child Health. 2000 Jul-Aug: 5(5): 273-276 Canadian Paediatric Society 4Body temperature measurement in paediatrics: Which gadget should we believe? Robinson, Joan L. Paediatric Child Health. 2004 Sep; 9(7): 457- 459 5 https://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/hw198785#hw198788 5 Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Dinarello, Charles; Porat, Reuven. Chapter 16. Fever and Hyperthermia ©2018 Welch Allyn MC15471 2 .
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