Vital signs are signs, key in diagnosing potentially harmful conditions. They include:
- Blood pressure
- Temperature
- Respiratory rate
- Heart rate
Its has been suggested by the American college of Obstetricians and gynecologists that:
Including menstrual cycle as a vital sign can alert health care workers to disorders that cause abnormal uterine bleeding in adulthood. The opinion lists menstrual cycle characteristics that require evaluation:
- Onset
- Frequency of menses
- Duration
- Excessive bleeding The committee recommends that the discussions of menstrual cycle begin at 7- or 8-year visit. Once menstraution has started, clinicians should ask a girl at every visit the first day of her last menstral period and her pattern of menstruating. Patients should be encouraged to chart their cycles, perhaps using smart phone apps.
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