As mercury thermometers are a thing of the past, you no longer have to wait several minutes to read a small red line. Instead, there are now five different types of thermometers — rectal, oral, ...

In this study of 12 term gestation infants, approximately 5 to 9 weeks of age, the gradient and relationship between abdominal skin temperature and axillary temperature were highly variable within ...

A digital thermometer can be used in your armpit, if necessary. But armpit temperatures are typically less accurate than oral temperatures. Turn on the digital thermometer. Place the thermometer under ...

Abdominal skin and axillary temperatures were monitored continuously over a 24-hour period in 12 healthy term gestation infants, 5 to 9 weeks' postnatal age. Skin probes were adhered with insulated ...