Dr. Myles Gart: Pain is not a patient's fifth vital sign - Omaha World-Herald

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Omaha World-HeraldDr. Myles Gart: Pain is not a patient's fifth vital signOmaha World-HeraldIn June 2016, The American Medical Association recommended removal of pain as a vital sign. In September 2016, the American Academy of Family Physicians voted to drop pain scores as the fifth vital sign, partly in reaction to being seen as a scapegoat ...