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 Do not take an oral temperature if the person has a stuffy nose. 2  Use the rectum or armpit. 3  Do not smoke or eat/drink anything hot or cold for 10 minutes before taking an oral temperature. 4  When you call the doctor, report the actual reading on the thermometer, and say where the temperature was taken. Do not take an oral temperature if the person has a stuffy nose. 2  Use the rectum or armpit. 3  Do not smoke or eat/drink anything hot or cold for 10 minutes before taking an oral temperature. 4  When you call the doctor, report the actual reading on the thermometer, and say where the temperature was taken.