The dental assistant is taking the vital signs of a 62 year-old woman who has severe toothache, Her temperature using the digital thermometer is 101 F. Her blood pressure is 100mm Hg systolic over 70 mm Hg diastolic. Her pulse reading is 75 beats per minute. Which vital signs taken by the dental assistant are not within the normal range? What is the likely cause of the abnormal reading? What characteristic of a digital thermometer should the assistant keep in mind when using it ? How should the dental assistant respond to this information about the patients vital signs?

The normal temperature range is from 97 F to 99 F in adults. Any value obtained which is above 100F is considered as abnormal.

    2. The likely cause of the abnormal reading is fever

The symptoms of the severe toothache includes the following:

   3. The characteristics the assistance needs to keep in mind while using the digital thermometer is the timing of the thermometer. Digital thermometer reading is taken after 40 seconds of insertion. this is not so with the normal mercury thermometer.

   4. The dental assistance needs to notify the dental doctor concerning the abnormal temperature of the old woman. this will help in further diagnosis to be carried out towards the treatment of the severe toothache.

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