Can´t understand what my forehead has to do with the pt fever :-)
Constantino Santos - [log in to unmask]
Portugal
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From: Ahmad Risk <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Terça-feira, 22 de Dezembro de 1998 9:46
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Taking tempertures
>How many GPs here who cannot tell the difference between febrile and afebrile person by placing the hand on the forehead?
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>Ahmad
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Guy Watkins <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 11:11 PM
>Subject: Re: Re[2]: Taking tempertures
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>>On Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:12:09 +0000, you wrote:
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>>>Can't remember the last time I took a temperature, but agree that it's a
>>>useful technique for generating some quiet thinking time.
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>>I'd say only essential in examining a very young infant, say less than
>>twelve weeks. Febrile, admit.
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>>
>>Guy Watkins
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