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Is Pain Really The 5th Vital Sign?
Is pain the 5th vital sign?
This has been bothering me for many years. No, pain is not the 5th vital sign. It's not a sign at all. Vital signs are the following: heart rate; blood pressure; respiratory rate; temperature. What do those four signs have in common? They can be measured.
A sign is defined as something that can be measured. On the other hand, pain is subjective. It can be felt by a patient. Despite efforts to quantify it with numbers and scales using smiley and frown faces, it is highly subjective. Pain is a symptom. Pain is not a vital sign, nor is it a disease.
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Is Pain Really The 5th Vital Sign?
This has been bothering me for many years. No, pain is not the 5th vital sign. It’s not a sign at all. Vital signs are the following: heart rate; blood pressure; respiratory rate; temperature. What do those four signs have in common? They can be measured.
Buckeye Surgeon
Ruminations by a non-academic general surgeon from the heart of the rust belt.
Skeptical Scalpel
Skeptical Scalpel is a recently retired surgeon and was a surgical department chairman and residency program director for many years. He is board-certified in general surgery and a surgical sub-specialty and has re-certified in both several times
Dr. Katie goes to Residency
I am a newly minted M.D. from the midwest embarking on a general surgery residency at a large academic institution in the south. So, WELCOME to the new blog. I hope that everyone can find the humor and plethora of emotions that residency is sure to bring out.
Inside Surgery
Bloggin by L. “Skip” Marcucci, MD, a board-certified general surgeon, trauma surgeon, and critical care physician. Dr. Marcucci has completed surgical fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Skip is also a formally trained medical acupuncturist and has written or edited ten medical textbooks.
Once a Surgeon
Blogging from General Surgery News.
Surgeonsblog
Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon.
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