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Hi My Brother's Girlfriend Is Pregnant And When I Use
Question: hi my brother's girlfriend is pregnant and when I use the infrared thermometer In the head she has ones 37.0 37.5 and we have 36.8 but the point is that when we put her the thermometer not the infrared but the normal under her shoulder you know she didnt have a hight tempreture . Does this mean anythink ? Thank you
Brief Answer:
This does not mean anything serious
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
This does not mean any thing serious or medically relevant.
Skin on forehead and underarm is supposed to give similar readings and can be different from temperature from mucosa from oral cavity. However infra-red reading can be little higher. So technically its fine
Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
This does not mean anything serious
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
This does not mean any thing serious or medically relevant.
Skin on forehead and underarm is supposed to give similar readings and can be different from temperature from mucosa from oral cavity. However infra-red reading can be little higher. So technically its fine
Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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