Body Temperature

Status No existing standard
Category Temperature
Common Name Body Temperature
Label Temp
Description Average temperature of the human body
Background Individual body temperature depends upon the age, exertion, infection and sex of a subject, the time of day, the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the subject’s state of consciousness (waking, sleeping or sedated), activity level, and emotional state
Devices Phillips IntelliVue
Units Deg. Celsius/Fahrenheit
Metadata Measurement Location
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