BACKGROUND: As a result of the recent international vigilance regarding disease assessment, accurate measurement of body temperature has become increasingly important. Yet, trusted low-tech, portable mercury glass thermometers are no longer available. Thus, comparing accuracy of mercury-free thermometers with mercury devices is essential. Study purposes were 1) to examine age, race, site as var...

This study was conducted to quantitate the degree of inflammation associated with oral lesions by using infrared thermography. It was reasoned that the increased vascularity associated with inflamed tissue may result in measurable increases in surface temperature. One subject with normal oral mucosa and three subjects with oral lesions of varying causes were studied with a thermal video system,...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that exhaled breath temperature (EBT) is increased in asthmatic subjects. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to investigate EBT in asthmatics compared to healthy controls before and after eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation (EVH) and a methacholine challenge test (MCT). METHODS A total of 26 asthmatics and 29 healthy controls were included. Forced expiratory volume in 1...

The accuracy of core temperature (Tc) thermometry from temporal, tympanic, and oral thermometry devices has been variable during exercise in a hot, humid environment. The purpose of the present study was to cross-validate temporal, two tympanic devices, and oral devices compared to an ingestible thermistor during exercise in a hot, humid environment. Fourteen young, active adults (6 women) comp...

AIM To evaluate the reliability of the measurements obtained from different parts of the oral cavity using an infrared auditory thermometer, and to contrast these results with those obtained from the axilla and auditory canal. STUDY DESIGN A comparative descriptive design was used to establish differences between the temperature recordings made in 66 healthy volunteers with an infrared audito...

OBJECTIVES Human oral mucosal epithelial cells derived from 7 healthy volunteer donors were cultured in a clean room in a cell-processing center (CPC) according to good manufacturing practice guidelines. Cell culture and fabricated transplantable epithelial cell sheets were validated for treating ulcers after endoscopic mucosal dissection. METHODS The clonal growth and morphology of the human...

Captopril oral suspensions were prepared by compounding Captopril powder with Humco’s Oral Products’ (Flavor Sweet : Flavor Plus 1:1; and Flavor Sweet-Sugar Free : Flavor Plus 1:1), at two concentrations: 0.8 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL. These bracket concentrations of all Captopril formulations were stored in low-actinic plastic prescription bottles at controlled room temperature (25 °C and 60% RH) and ...