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fifth vital sign Internal medicine A popular term for a “new” vital sign in a basic workup, identification and location of pain; the other, true, vital signs are temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In January 1999, the Veterans Affairs Department, citing the American Pain Society’s statement that pain is one of the main reasons people consult a doctor, launched a campaign known as “Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign. The inclusion of assessment of pain as a fifth vital sign is new to this chapter. In the course of writing my book, Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign (Random House), I spent five years talking to pain experts and people who live with chronic pain. |
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