If you experience a rare but serious side effects, stop taking meropenem and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately: 1  allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives) 2  seizures; 3  severe or watery diarrhea;  a skin rash;
You can take a temperature using the mouth (oral), anus (rectal), armpit (axillary), or ear (tympanic). But the temperature readings vary depending on which one you use, and you need an accurate body temperature to determine if a fever is present.Medical research hasn't determined an exact correlation between oral, rectal, ear, armpit, and forehead temperature measurements.
1 For kids between three months and four years, you can use either an electronic ear thermometer to take the temperature in the ear canal, or use a rectal thermometer to take the temperature rectally. 2  You can also use any digital thermometer to take an underarm (auxiliary) temperature, though this is less accurate.ake your childâs or patientâs underarm (auxiliary) temperature first if he or she seems to protest to the rectal method. You can use any oral digital thermometer for this. If the underarm temperature is over 99 degrees Fahrenheit, take the rectal temperature with a rectal thermometer for a more precise result.