TAKING TEMPERATURE
Dear Dr.Bear,
If you take an infant's temperature under the arm do you add a degree or subtract?
Sincerely,
Adding or Subtracting?
Dear Adding or Subtracting?,
We always advise adding a degree, but auxiliary temperatures are very inaccurate and hard to reproduce. If you are worried be sure to take a rectal temperature. It’s the “gold standard".
Sincerely,
Dr. Bear
