What activity by an infant would cause a false elevation of the tympanic temperature?
a. Having a bowel movement
b. Crying vigorously
c. Having just eaten
d. Having been in a cold room
ANS: B
Crying increases the temperature; eating and bowel movements do not. A cold room would lower the temperature.
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