Rectal temperature closely approximates core temperature, however, this measure is invasive, possesses possible risk of perforation, and is difficult to maintain continuously. Axillary and ...

Abdominal skin and axillary temperatures were monitored continuously over a 24-hour period in 12 healthy term gestation infants, 5 to 9 weeks' postnatal age. Skin probes were adhered with ...

but with toddlers you may not be doing the rectal temperature and if you're doing an axillary temperature, which means under the arm, you do need to add a degree to that temperature to make it ...

Axillary and tympanic temperatures are not ... An antipyretic is often unnecessary in a child older than 3 months who has a rectal temperature less than 102 F (38.9 C), seems well, and is behaving ...