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What Nutrient Helps Regulate Body Temperature?
Temperature measurement is a method to take a person's temperature and determine whether it is within a normal range. A high temperature is a
How the test is performed
In the past, a glass thermometer filled with mercury was used to measure body temperature. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends against using mercury thermometers because the glass can break, and mercury is poisonous.
Electronic thermometers are most commonly used and recommended. The...
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Body temperature normals
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