Techniques for prediction and monitoring of respiration-manifested clinical episodes
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1. A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
- sensing breathing of a subject;
determining at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing;
comparing the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern; and
predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison,wherein the clinical episode includes an episode associated with a condition selected from the list consisting of;
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and epilepsy.
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Abstract
A method is provided for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, the method including sensing breathing of a subject, determining at least one breathing pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing, comparing the breathing pattern with a baseline breathing pattern, and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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sensing breathing of a subject; determining at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing; comparing the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern; and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison, wherein the clinical episode includes an episode associated with a condition selected from the list consisting of;
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and epilepsy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27)
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21. A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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sensing breathing of a subject; determining at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing; comparing the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern; and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison, wherein the clinical episode includes an asthma attack, and wherein predicting the onset of the episode comprises predicting the onset of the asthma attack. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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a breathing sensor, adapted to sense breathing of a subject, and to generate a signal responsively thereto; and a control unit, adapted to; receive the signal, determine at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsive to the signal, compare the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern, and predict the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison, wherein the clinical episode includes an episode associated with a condition selected from the list consisting of;
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and epilepsy. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. Apparatus for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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a breathing sensor, adapted to sense breathing of a subject, and to generate a signal responsively thereto; and a control unit, adapted to; receive the signal, determine at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsive to the signal, compare the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern, and predict the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison, wherein the clinical episode includes an asthma attack, and wherein the control unit is adapted to predict the onset of the asthma attack. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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