METHOD FOR MONITORING PRE-ECLAMPTIC PATIENTS
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring and estimating the blood pressure of a pregnant patient that modifies the blood pressure estimating algorithm when the patient is pre-eclamptic. The level of carbon monoxide within a patient'"'"'s bloodstream or exhaled breath can be analyzed to determine whether a pregnant patient is pre-eclamptic. After the patient has been diagnosed as pre-eclamptic, the NIBP monitoring system adjusts its algorithm for estimating the patient'"'"'s blood pressure to compensate for the physical changes that occur in the patient during pre-eclampsia. The adjusted blood pressure estimates calculated by the NIBP monitoring system can be calculated using different adjustment techniques and methods and are displayed on the NIBP monitor.
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37 Claims
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19. A method of enhancing the operation of a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor having a blood pressure cuff selectively inflatable and deflatable to determine at least a systolic pressure, a mean arterial pressure and a diastolic pressure for a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication that the patient is pregnant at the NIBP monitor;
receiving an indication that the patient is pre-eclamptic at the NIBP monitor;
adjusting at least the determined systolic pressure and the determined diastolic pressure to compensate for the effects of pre-eclampsia; and
displaying the adjusted blood pressure estimates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of enhancing the operation of a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor having a blood pressure cuff selectively inflatable and deflatable to determine at least a systolic pressure, a mean arterial pressure and a diastolic pressure for a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication that the patient is pre-eclamptic at the NIBP monitor;
adjusting at least the determined systolic pressure and the determined diastolic pressure to compensate for the effects of pre-eclampsia; and
displaying the adjusted systolic and diastolic pressure estimates. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of enhancing the operation of a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor having a blood pressure cuff selectively inflatable and deflatable to determine at least a systolic pressure, a mean arterial pressure and a diastolic pressure for a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of the carbon monoxide level in the blood of the patient at the NIBP monitor;
determining whether the patient is pre-eclamptic based upon the carbon monoxide level;
adjusting at least the determined systolic pressure and the determined diastolic pressure to compensate for the effects of pre-eclampsia; and
displaying the adjusted blood pressure estimates. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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