title: Vital signs: are we monitoring the right parameters?
abstract: Measuring vital signs began with simple observations by the great masters. New technologies are now used to correlate old theorems about cardiovascular efficiencies into accepted measured parameters. Measuring temperature, blood pressure and respiration has never been easier.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Bayne
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011674:Pulse; D012119:Respiration