EPISODE · Mar 3, 2017 · 7 MIN
AMA Drops Pain As Fifth Vital Sign
from Pain is the PITS Podcast · host Pain is the PITS Podcast
The American Medical Association has recommended that pain be removed as the fifth vital sign when treating patients in a hospital setting. The four traditional vital signs are temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. Pain became the fifth vital sign in the 1990s. Dr. Peter Kechejian discusses the new direction.
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