Diferença no valor da temperatura retal aferida por termômetros clínicos de mercúrio e eletrônico digital / Difference of rectal temperatures measured by glass mercury and digital electronic thermometers
Ciênc. vet. tróp
; 13(1/2/3): 45-51, jan.-dez. 2010. tab, graf
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RESUMO
O propósito deste estudo foi determinar se há diferença no valor da temperatura aferida por termômetros clínicos de mercúrio e eletrônico digital. Foi aferida a tem- peratura retal (TR) de 46 bovinos mestiços com termômetros clínicos de mercúrio e eletrônico digital. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram que a TR mensurada com o termômetro clínico digital é em média 0,243°C inferior a TR mensurada com o termômetro clínico de mercúrio (P=0,004). Assim, é necessário considerar essa diferença e buscar medidas para adequar a temperatura obtida com o termômetro clínico eletrônico digital.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference between temperatures measured by a glass mercury thermometer and by a digital electronic thermometer. Rectal temperatures from 46 cross-breed cows were taken with these thermometers. The results demonstrated that rectal temperature measured by digital thermometer was 0,243°C lower than that measured by glass mercury thermometer (p=0,004). In conclusion, it is necessary to consider this difference and the search for methods of adjusting the temperature obtained by the clinical and the digital electronic thermometers.
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Temperature
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Thermometers
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Cattle
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Ciênc. vet. tróp
Year:
2010
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