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Pain - the Fifth Vital Sign

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Throughout the history of medicine, quantifying pain has been an issue. How do we explain "how much" pain we're experiencing in a way that's universally understood? As headache and Migraine patients we can absolutely relate. Jackson explores pain as the "Fifth Vital Sign," as measurable as temperature, blood pressure, heart beat, and respiration. Pain - the Fifth Vital Sign.

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Updated: November 8, 2006

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