Exercise test interpretation
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1. An integrated system for interpreting the results of an exercise test being performed on a patient by a clinician, said system comprising:
- a patient monitor that receives a plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient during the exercise test;
a rule database comprising a plurality of exercise test interpretation rules with physiological parameter data value criteria, wherein a plurality of combinations of one or more of the exercise test interpretation rules define a pathological condition;
a rule interpreter that receives the plurality of exercise test interpretation rules from the rule database and the plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient, wherein the rule interpreter evaluates the plurality of exercise test interpretation rules with the plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient and produces an interpretation statement and a reasoning text for each exercise test interpretation rule for which the physiological parameter data value criteria is fulfilled; and
an exercise test interpretation display that receives the interpretation statement and the reasoning text from the rule interpreter and presents the interpretation statement and the reasoning text associated with the interpretation statement, wherein the interpretation statement is a textual description of a pathological condition afflicting the patient as identified by the fulfillment of one or more physiological parameter data value criteria, and the reasoning text is a textual description of the combination of one or more exercise test interpretation rules for which the physiological parameter data value criteria was fulfilled to result in the received interpretation statement.
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Abstract
A system and method for the efficient implementation of a complex exercise test is disclosed. A rule interpreter synthesizes interpretation statements based upon the processing of collected physiological data and user entered data with a series of exercise test interpretation rules. These statements aid a clinician in interpreting exercise test results by identifying detected abnormal or borderline conditions.
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1. An integrated system for interpreting the results of an exercise test being performed on a patient by a clinician, said system comprising:
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a patient monitor that receives a plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient during the exercise test; a rule database comprising a plurality of exercise test interpretation rules with physiological parameter data value criteria, wherein a plurality of combinations of one or more of the exercise test interpretation rules define a pathological condition; a rule interpreter that receives the plurality of exercise test interpretation rules from the rule database and the plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient, wherein the rule interpreter evaluates the plurality of exercise test interpretation rules with the plurality of physiological parameter data from the patient and produces an interpretation statement and a reasoning text for each exercise test interpretation rule for which the physiological parameter data value criteria is fulfilled; and an exercise test interpretation display that receives the interpretation statement and the reasoning text from the rule interpreter and presents the interpretation statement and the reasoning text associated with the interpretation statement, wherein the interpretation statement is a textual description of a pathological condition afflicting the patient as identified by the fulfillment of one or more physiological parameter data value criteria, and the reasoning text is a textual description of the combination of one or more exercise test interpretation rules for which the physiological parameter data value criteria was fulfilled to result in the received interpretation statement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method of interpreting physiological data collected from a patient undergoing an exercise test, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting the physiological data from the patient; a rule interpreter of a computer retrieving a plurality of exercise test interpretation rules from a database, each of the exercise test interpretation rules defining a pathological condition with a plurality of combinations of one or more physiological data value criteria; the rule interpreter evaluating the plurality of exercise test interpretation rules with the collected physiological data from the patient; upon the fulfillment of the physiological data value criteria of the exercise test interpretation rule by the collected physiological data, the rule interpreter generating an exercise test interpretation statement and a reasoning text; and
,presenting the exercise test interpretation statement and the reasoning text, associated with the exercise interpretation statement, on a graphical display; wherein the exercise test interpretation statement is a textual description of the pathological condition afflicting the patient as identified by the fulfillment of a combination of one or more of the physiological data value criteria and the reasoning text is a textual description of the combination of one or more of the physiological data value criteria that were fulfilled to result in the presented exercise text interpretation statement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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