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Medicine, 14.08.2019 08:10, caggh345

The dental assistant is taking vital signs on a 62-year old woman who has a severe toothache. her temperature using the digital thermometer is a 101. her blood pressure is 100/70. her pulse is reading 75 beats per minute. which vital signs taken by the dental assistant are not within the normal range? what is the likely cause of the abnormal reading? what characteristic of the digital thermometer should the assistant keep in mind when using it? how should the dental assistant respond to this information about the patient's vital signs?

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