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TAKING VITAL SIGNS
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2-10. WHY ARE GLASS THERMOMETERS SHAKEN DOWN? If a glass thermometer is not shaken down, then the thermometer continues to keep the same temperature reading. If it were to be used again on a second patient with a lower temperature, the thermometer would still show the temperature of the first patient. |
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