Of the Following Patients,which One Is the Best Candidate to Have

question 44

Multiple Choice

Of the following patients,which one is the best candidate to have his temperature measured orally?

• A)A 27-year-old postoperative patient with an elevated temperature.
• B)A teenage boy who has just returned from outside "for a smoke."
• C)An 87-year-old confused male suspected of hypothermia.
• D)A 20-year-old male with a history of epilepsy.