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'''Daily Weight'''
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This is a rare issue where [[American College of Cardiology|cardiologists]] and [[American Society of Nephrology|nephrologists]] are on the same side, as they consider daily weights a vital sign in patients with marked volume overload due to congestive heart failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Do not be surprised if '''daily weight''' replaces '''pain''' as the fifth vital sign.<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> For the time being, sadly, it is a '''nonvital sign'''.
'''Shoe Size'''
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It is of expert opinion that using shoe size as a vital sign falls into the same problem as using height as a vital sign. Though there are exceptions, shoe size generally doesn't fluctuate on a daily basis and a stable foot size can mislead a health care professional into thinking a patient isn't coding. The real problem is this: if shoe size becomes a vital sign, then why not [http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/icd-10-bra-codes/ bra size ] or [[Pants|pants ]] size? This is one of the most controversial issues in modern medicine, more so than the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).