Protocol Number: 06-C-0118
-The accurate measurement of temperatures in children is essential to making appropriate clinical decisions. -Oral, ear, and temporal artery thermometers (operated by swiping the device across the forehead) are all used at the NIH Clinical Center to measure temperatures in children. -It is not known if the various devices for measuring temperature provide readings that are in agreement. Objectives: -To determine whether the ear thermometer, oral thermometer and temporal artery thermometer provide the same temperature readings and can be used interchangeably. Eligibility: -Children ages 4-17 admitted to the inpatient or day hospital of the NIH Clinical Center. Design: -This study will record temperatures in 32 children for no more than three episodes, with or without fever. -During an episode without a fever, the child's temperature will be measured twice using all three devices. -During an episode of fever, the child's temperature will be measured twice using all three devices at the following times: at the onset of fever, 2 hours after fever-reducing medication has been given, and 4 hours after the medication has been given. -At each episode of recording temperatures, a questionnaire will be completed documenting fever status, patient symptoms, prior use of corticosteroids or fever-reducing medication (antipyretic) or pain medications that contain antipyretic.
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