You teel as though you have a fever, so you take your temperature. You leave the

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You teel as though you have a fever, so you take your temperature. You leave the thermometer in place for 1.5 minutes. Will this provide an accurate assessment of your temperature? Explain. Considering the body temperature activities, compare the accuracy of an oral temperature versus an axillary temperature. Explain your answer. Compare the rate of temperature change and the final temperature of the wrapped and unwrapped thermometers. Explain these differences and the factors that influenced the temperature change. When exercising or working in the cold, one concern is overheating and sweating followed by hypothermia after the activity stops. One common recommendation is to wear clothing that wicks water away front the skin. How is this beneficial for avoiding hypothermia? Explain why something that insulates is considered a poor conductor of heat.

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NO , it will not provide correct assessment of temperature because mercury thermometer requires minimum of three minutes for an accurate reading

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