A patient has been admitted with hypothermia after lying unconscious overnight in an unheated apartment. The most appropriate route to assess the patient's core temperature would be:

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The same blood vessels serve the hypothalamus and the tympanic membrane, so the tympanic temperature is an excellent indicator of core body temperature, although it can be affected by ear wax.

A Patient Has Been Admitted with Hypothermia After Lying Unconscious