temperature check
Quick health assessment
A temperature check is a quick assessment of how people feel about something—their mood, opinion, or level of support: Let's do a temperature check before we commit to this plan.
The phrase borrows from the medical practice of measuring body temperature to gauge health, applying it figuratively to gauge the state of a group or situation.
- feverElevated body temperature
- body heatThermal energy from metabolism
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- ear thermometerAural temperature measuring device
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
screening · security checkpoint · gauge · reading · warm · cold · infrared · no contact · scan · wellness · entrance · safety protocol · COVID · touchless · quick scan · clinic · pulse · vital
- Fever Careacetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, antipyretic
- illness preventionhand washing, hygiene, flu shot, flu vaccine, face mask
- nursingnurse, nursing, nurses, RN, LPN
- nursing carevital signs, patient care, medication administration, wound care, patient assessment
- pandemic responsecontact tracing, quarantine laws, social distancing, lockdown, mask mandate
- pediatric checkupswell-child visit, well visit, wellness visit, checkup, school physical
temperature checkdiagnosis
Identification of illness
differential diagnosis · clinical assessment · medical evaluation · lab work
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