scholarly journals The use of device for the body temperature monitoring in clinical practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (8 (4)) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Ростислав Николаевич Михайлусов
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Temperature Monitoring ◽  
The Body

scholarly journals Printable, Highly Sensitive Flexible Temperature Sensors for Human Body Temperature Monitoring: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Su ◽  
Chunsheng Ma ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Huiping Wu ◽  
Weixiang Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Human Body ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Temperature Sensors ◽  
Temperature Monitoring ◽  
The Body ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Abstract In recent years, the development and research of flexible sensors have gradually deepened, and the performance of wearable, flexible devices for monitoring body temperature has also improved. For the human body, body temperature changes reflect much information about human health, and abnormal body temperature changes usually indicate poor health. Although body temperature is independent of the environment, the body surface temperature is easily affected by the surrounding environment, bringing challenges to body temperature monitoring equipment. To achieve real-time and sensitive detection of various parts temperature of the human body, researchers have developed many different types of high-sensitivity flexible temperature sensors, perfecting the function of electronic skin, and also proposed many practical applications. This article reviews the current research status of highly sensitive patterned flexible temperature sensors used to monitor body temperature changes. First, commonly used substrates and active materials for flexible temperature sensors have been summarized. Second, patterned fabricating methods and processes of flexible temperature sensors are introduced. Then, flexible temperature sensing performance are comprehensively discussed, including temperature measurement range, sensitivity, response time, temperature resolution. Finally, the application of flexible temperature sensors based on highly delicate patterning are demonstrated, and the future challenges of flexible temperature sensors have prospected.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: CHILDREN WITH FEVERS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-293
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Cone
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parental Anxiety ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Sufficient Cause ◽  
Body Temperature Measurement ◽  
Clinical Interest ◽  
Deep Temperature

In the infant the temperature rises on the most trivial cause; it may be lumpy faeces in the intestine, it may be a slight coryza. I have seen cases where even some irritation of the skin seemed sufficient cause; as the child grows older, similarly but less often, constipation, some slight deviation from a customary diet, or even some unwonted excitement may be sufficient cause for a rise in temperature.1 Sir George Frederic Still STILL'S explanation of some of the causes of fever in the infant and child may not be acceptable to the contemporary practitioner, but none would doubt that the clinical thermometer has been both an instrument of great diagnostic value, yet often a source of undue parental anxiety. Ever since Traube in 1850 first recommended routine daily recording of the temperature of ill children, the normal diurnal variations of body temperature in infants and children remain of clinical interest-and at times misunderstanding. Parents and some physicians forget that no one temperature reading can be given as normal for all children at all times. BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN CLINICAL PRACTICE The internal temperature of the body can best be determined by a rectal thermometer. But, even rectal temperature readings may not be a true record of the body's deep temperature because of variations in the technic of using the thermometer. When, under experimental conditions, the thermometer is inserted 14 cm, the reading will be 0.3 to 2.4°F(0.2 to 1.3°C) higher than when it is inserted between 2 and 6 cm, as is the custom in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Smart Bracelet System for Temperature Monitoring and Movement Tracking Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bin Fang ◽  
Fuchun Sun ◽  
Zhou Quan ◽  
Huaping Liu ◽  
Jianhua Shan
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Temperature Monitoring ◽  
The Body ◽  
Indirect Contact ◽  
Data Collector ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
And Control ◽  
Movement Tracking ◽  
Epidemic Diseases

In several epidemic diseases, one of the main symptoms exhibited by people is abnormal body temperature. Therefore, monitoring body temperature is crucial for preventing the spread of infectious diseases and facilitating timely responses. This study presents a wearable bracelet that can be used as a temperature monitoring and trajectory analysis system. The temperature sensor in the bracelet can effectively monitor the body temperature of the wearer in the target scene, and the data transmission between the bracelet and the data collector can effectively detect the movement range and trajectory of the wearer. Through these, the whole set can also detect the direct and indirect contact of the wearer in any period of time, which is very helpful for the prevention and control of infectious diseases and the isolation of potentially infected persons.

Theory-Practice Gap: The Experiences of Nigerian Nursing Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Titilayo Dorothy Odetola ◽  
Olusola Oluwasola ◽  
Christoph Pimmer ◽  
Oluwafemi Dipeolu ◽  
Samson Oluwayemi Akande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
The Body ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Theory Practice Gap

The “disconnect” between the body of knowledge acquired in classroom settings and the application of this knowledge in clinical practice is one of the main reasons for professional fear, anxiety and feelings of incompetence among freshly graduated nurses. While the phenomenon of the theory-to-practice gap has been researched quite extensively in high-income country settings much less is known about nursing students’ experiences in a developing country context. To rectify this shortcoming, the qualitative study investigated the experiences of nursing students in their attempt to apply what they learn in classrooms in clinical learning contexts in seven sites in Nigeria. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data gained from eight focus group discussions (n = 80) with the students. The findings reveal a multifaceted theory-practice gap which plays out along four tensions: (1) procedural, i.e. the difference between practices from education institutions and the ones enacted in clinical wards – and contradictions that emerge even within one clinical setting; (2) political, i.e. conflicts that arise between students and clinical staff, especially personnel with a lower qualification profile than the degree that students pursue; (3) material, i.e. the disconnect between contemporary instruments and equipment available in schools and the lack thereof in clinical settings; and (4) temporal, i.e. restricted opportunities for supervised practice owing to time constraints in clinical settings in which education tends to be undervalued. Many of these aspects are linked to and aggravated by infrastructural limitations, which are typical for the setting of a developing country. Nursing students need to be prepared regarding how to deal with the identified procedural, political, material and temporal tensions before and while being immersed in clinical practice, and, in so doing, they need to be supported by educationally better qualified clinical staff.

Serum Zinc Levels in Cirrhotic Patients Attending General and Specialty Hospitals, Yangon

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-256
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Serum Zinc ◽  
Zinc Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Serum Zinc Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cirrhotic Patients ◽  
Cirrhosis Of Liver

Cirrhosis of liver is one of the common medical problem in daily clinical practice and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Zinc is an essential trace elements for human and plays in many biological roles in the body. Among them, zinc deficiency is thought to be involved in metabolism of ammonia and causes hyperammonia that worsen hepatic encephalopathy. This study aimed to find out the severity of cirrhosis of liver was by Child Turcotte Pugh score and to investigate the associations between serum zinc level and severity of cirrhosis. A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 78 patients with different underlying causes of cirrhosis of liver at the Medical Units of Yangon General Hospital and Yangon Specialty Hospital. Among the study population, Child grade A was found to be 28.21%, Child grade B was 30.77% and Child grade C was 41.03%. Regarding result of serum zinc level, 62.8% were low level, 28.2% were within normal level and 8.9% were high level. Mean value of serum zinc level in grade A was 0.68 mg/l, grade B was 0.54 mg/l and grade C was 0.48 mg/l (p=0.00). It was found out that there was a high prevalence of zinc deficiency in severe cirrhotic patients. The zinc level was significantly lowest among patients with Child-Pugh C as compare to those with Child-Pugh B and C. Severity of zinc deficiency should be requested for supplementation therapy in cirrhotic patients as to prevent complications such as hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure. Screening for zinc deficiency may need in these patients with more advanced cirrhosis because it seems to be a marker of advanced liver disease and it can be deducted that awareness of serum zinc level among cirrhotic patients is very important in clinical practice.

Antipyretic Plants: An Updated Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
Vandana Garg ◽  
Rohit Dutt
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Inflammatory Mediators ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
The Body ◽  
Hypothalamic Area ◽  
Antipyretic Activity ◽  
Disease States ◽  
Elevated Body Temperature

Background: Fever, is known as pyrexia, may occur due to infection, inflammation, or any tissue damage and disease states. Normally, the infected or damaged tissue initiates the enhanced formation of pro-inflammatory mediators like cytokines which further increases the synthesis of prostaglandin E2 (PgE2) near the hypothalamic area and thereby trigger the hypothalamus to elevate the body temperature. Objective: Antipyretics are the agents which reduce the elevated body temperature. The most commonly used antipyretic agent, paracetamol, may be fatal due to its side effects. Methods: In this review paper, Chemical Abstracts, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct were the sources for the published article to collect information regarding antipyretic activity. Results: This review compiles the antipyretic plants that may be useful to treat fever due to various diseases. Conclusion: These medicinal plants could be good alternatives for traditional allopathic antipyretics.

A Litreary Review of Vishama Jwara and its principle of treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Saurabh Parauha ◽  
Hullur M. A. ◽  
Prashanth A. S.
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cardinal Symptoms

In Ayurveda, Jwara is not merely the concept of raised body temperature, but as is said in Charaka Samhita, 'Deha- Indriya- Manah- Santap' is the cardinal symptoms of Jwara. This can be defined as the state where the body, mind as well as sense oragans suffer due to the high temperature. Vishamajwara is a type of fever, which is described in all Ayurvedic texts. Charaka mentioned Vishamajwara and Chakrapani have commented on Vishamajwara as Bhutanubanda, Susruta affirmed that Aagantuchhanubhandohi praysho Vishamajware. Madhavakara has also recognised Vishamajwara as Bhutabhishangajanya (infected by microorganism). Vishamajwara is irregular (inconsistent) in it's Arambha (nature of onset commitment), Kriya (action production of symptoms) and Kala (time of appearance) and possesses Anushanga (persistence for long periods). The treatment of this disease depends upon Vegavastha and Avegavastha of Jwara. Various Shodhana and Shamana procedures are mentioned in classics to treat Visham Jwara.

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