System and method for monitoring and analyzing dynamic nutritional status in patients with chronic disease
First Claim
1. A system for continuously monitoring, throughout an analysis, a patient having a chronic disease, the system comprising:
- input means for entering information relating to the patient having the chronic disease wherein the input means is capable of receiving information relating to LBM of the patient having the chronic disease;
memory means for storing pre-selected conditions relating to physical changes of the patient;
processing means for receiving the information and comparing the information to the pre-selected conditions and producing a signal indicative of a result of the comparison; and
output means for receiving the signal from the processing means.
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided for monitoring a patient. The system receives information relating to weight and/or LBM of a patient as well as other clinical and medical variable may be input relating to the patient. Warning levels or alert levels are input to the system such that a patient or clinician is immediately notified upon the patient reaching such levels. The system provides local transmission to a patient or remote transmission to, for example, a clinician of the patient or the like. The system and method are particularly useful for patients with chronic disease such that the dynamic nutritional status may be closely monitored and analyzed and ultimately addressed when significant changes occur.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for continuously monitoring, throughout an analysis, a patient having a chronic disease, the system comprising:
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input means for entering information relating to the patient having the chronic disease wherein the input means is capable of receiving information relating to LBM of the patient having the chronic disease; memory means for storing pre-selected conditions relating to physical changes of the patient; processing means for receiving the information and comparing the information to the pre-selected conditions and producing a signal indicative of a result of the comparison; and output means for receiving the signal from the processing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for continuously monitoring, throughout an analysis, a patient having chronic disease, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering information relating to the patient having the chronic disease and producing an input signal indicative thereof wherein the information relates to LBM of the patient having the chronic disease; storing pre-selected conditions relating to physical changes of the patient; comparing the input signal to the pre-selected conditions; and producing an output signal indicative of a result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for continuously monitoring, throughout an analysis, a patient having chronic disease, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering information relating to the patient having the chronic disease and producing an input signal indicative thereof; storing pre-selected conditions relating to physical changes of the patient; comparing the input signal to the pre-selected conditions; producing an output signal indicative of a result of the comparison; and calculating loss of LBM without abnormal changes in weight of the patient having the chronic disease.
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