The average normal oral temperature is 98.6 F (37 C).

It is only possible to find oral temperatures on patients who can hold the thermometer correctly in their mouth.

If a person drinks something hot or cold, wait before testing their oral temperature.

If the firefighter's heart rate exceeds 110 beats per minute, it is recommended that an oral temperature be taken.

I graphed oral temperatures, learning that they were always below normal, even in those who worked indoors.

Armpit and oral temperature can be inaccurate.

Rectal temperature is expected to be approximately one Fahrenheit degree higher than an oral temperature taken on the same person at the same time.

After drinking or eating cold foods or fluids, an oral temperature may be falsely low.

An efficient LPN took an oral temperature and her blood pressure, then left.

Fever is usually defined as an oral temperature above 37.4 degrees.