Difference between revisions of "Pain is the 5th Vital Sign"

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Ummm, no it's not!  If it was, it'd be the only subjective [[Vital Signs|vital sign]], which defeats the purpose of vital signs.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/12/5th-vital-sign/ Inventor of Slogan "Pain is the 5th Vital Sign" Now Concedes Pain is Actually Not a Vital Sign]</ref>  A [[Respiratory Rate|respiratory rate]] that is always charted at 16 is still a more useful vital sign than pain as the 5th vital sign.  Even the Press Ganey waveform is a more useful vital sign!<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/09/monitors-and-electronic-medical-records/ Brand New Vital Sign Added to Monitors and Electronic Medical Records]</ref>
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BULLSH*T!  If it was, it'd be the only subjective [[Vital Signs|vital sign]], which defeats the purpose of vital signs.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/12/5th-vital-sign/ Inventor of Slogan "Pain is the 5th Vital Sign" Now Concedes Pain is Actually Not a Vital Sign (Gomerblog)]</ref>  A [[Respiratory Rate|respiratory rate]] that is always charted at 16 is still a more useful vital sign than pain as the 5th vital sign.  Even the Press Ganey waveform is a more useful vital sign!<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/09/monitors-and-electronic-medical-records/ Brand New Vital Sign Added to Monitors and Electronic Medical Records (Gomerblog)]</ref>
  
  
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'''Topics on Pain'''
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- [[The Customer is Always Right]]
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- [[Diclofenac]]
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- [[Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)]]
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- [[Dilaumed XR]]
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- [[Dimaudid]]
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- [[The Great Twenty-Eight Out of Ten (Album)]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:17, 1 July 2017

BULLSH*T! If it was, it'd be the only subjective vital sign, which defeats the purpose of vital signs.[1] A respiratory rate that is always charted at 16 is still a more useful vital sign than pain as the 5th vital sign. Even the Press Ganey waveform is a more useful vital sign![2]


Actual Vital Signs


- Temperature

- Blood Pressure

- Heart Rate

- Respiratory Rate


Topics on Pain


- The Customer is Always Right

- Diclofenac

- Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)

- Dilaumed XR

- Dimaudid

- The Great Twenty-Eight Out of Ten (Album)


References


  1. Inventor of Slogan "Pain is the 5th Vital Sign" Now Concedes Pain is Actually Not a Vital Sign (Gomerblog)
  2. Brand New Vital Sign Added to Monitors and Electronic Medical Records (Gomerblog)


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