What Would You Do$?$

What Would You Not Do$?$

Case Study $1$

Marcela Mason comes in with Olivia, her $5-$year$-$old daughter. Olivia has had a fever and sore throat for the past $2$ days. Olivia's aural temperature is taken in her left ear, and it measures $103\mathrm{.}3.$ Mrs$.$ Mason says that she has an ear thermometer at home, but when she took Olivia's temperature with it$,$ the readings were always below $97F.$ She knew that could not be right because Olivia felt so warm. Mrs$.$ Mason would like to be able to use her ear thermometer, but she thinks that it might be broken because of the low readings. Mrs$.$ Mason says that she is thinking of switching back to a mercury glass thermometer, but she has heard that it isn't a good idea to use this type of thermometer anymore and wants to know why.