"Vital Signs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D055986
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Vital Signs- Vital Signs
- Sign, Vital
- Signs, Vital
- Vital Sign
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vital Signs" by people in Profiles.
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Validity of the Exercise Vital Sign Tool to Assess Physical Activity. Am J Prev Med. 2021 06; 60(6):866-872.
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Emergency Department Vital Signs and Outcomes After Discharge. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 07; 24(7):846-854.
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Development and validation of an electronic medical record-based alert score for detection of inpatient deterioration outside the ICU. J Biomed Inform. 2016 12; 64:10-19.
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Associations between physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors assessed in a Southern California health care system, 2010-2012. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Dec 18; 11:E219.
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Exercise as a vital sign: a quasi-experimental analysis of a health system intervention to collect patient-reported exercise levels. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Feb; 29(2):341-8.
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Risk-adjusting hospital mortality using a comprehensive electronic record in an integrated health care delivery system. Med Care. 2013 May; 51(5):446-53.