Is Gait The Most Overlooked Patient Vital Sign?
HIT Consultant
JULY 21, 2023
The five commonly known vital signs – temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation – provide critical information in assessing and predicting a patient’s health status. With the ability to help predict functional ability and health status, research demonstrates that each reduction in gait speed by only 0.1
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