METHOD AND DEVICE TO MONITOR PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE
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1. A medical monitor, comprising:
- a medical device for determining body potassium status by monitoring electrical signals of the body of a subject;
a processor for applying a forward computational procedure to the electrical signals monitored from the body in communication with the medical device; and
a communication system indicating a condition of hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia of the subject;
wherein the medical device associates a cardiac cycle of the subject with a time index and calculates at least one risk score associated with the time index.
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Abstract
A medical monitoring device for monitoring electrical signals from the body of a subject is described. The medical monitoring device monitors electrical signals originating from a cardiac cycle of the subject and associates each cardiac cycle with a time index. The medical monitoring device applies a forward computational procedure to generate a risk score indicative of hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia of the subject. The medical monitoring device can adjust the forward computational procedure based upon clinical data obtained from the subject.
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1. A medical monitor, comprising:
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a medical device for determining body potassium status by monitoring electrical signals of the body of a subject; a processor for applying a forward computational procedure to the electrical signals monitored from the body in communication with the medical device; and a communication system indicating a condition of hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia of the subject; wherein the medical device associates a cardiac cycle of the subject with a time index and calculates at least one risk score associated with the time index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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27. A method for determining hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia, comprising:
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observing a cardiac cycles of a subject by means of a medical device; calculating at least one risk score based upon a plurality of features of the cardiac cycle, the cycle associated with a time index and a risk score, wherein the risk score is calculated using a forward computational procedure; and sending an alert when at least one risk score exceeds a threshold for a defined time period, for a number of time indices, or for a certain fraction or number of time indices within a defined time period.
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