A distraction caused by spotting a stunningly good looking member of the opposite sex, resulting in the observer walking into a lampost, tripping over a kerb etc. Simon: Dude, look over there! Trip hazard at eight o'clock Andy: Wowsah!
A rectal temperature is usually 0.9Â° F (0.5Â° C) higher than an oral temperature, and axillary and tympanic temperatures are usually 0.9Â° F (0.5Â° C) lower than an oral temperature. Agency policy usually specifies whether to document a temperature reading in degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius.or repeated measurements or comparison of measurements over time, be sure to use the same site each time. There is no single temperature reading that is ânormalâ for all patients, although many consider an oral temperature of 98.6Â° F (37Â° C) the norm.
A gas thermometer measures temperature by the variation in volume or pressure of a gas. One common apparatus is a constant volume thermometer. It consists of a bulb connected by a capillary tube to a manometer.ody temperature also varies at different parts of the body. Oral temperatures, which are the most convenient type of temperature measurement, are at 37.0 Â°C. This is the accepted standard temperature for the normal core body temperature.