Techniques for prediction and monitoring of respiration-manifested clinical episodes
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a breathing sensor, configured to;
sense breathing of a subject, by performing at least one type of sensing selected from the group consisting of;
(a) sensing the breathing without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and (b) sensing the breathing without requiring subject compliance during the sensing, andgenerate a signal responsively thereto;
an output module; and
a control unit, configured to;
receive the signal,determine at least one breathing pattern of the subject having a duration of at least one hour, responsively to the signal,compare the breathing pattern to a baseline breathing pattern of the subject having a duration of at least one hour,at least in part responsively to the comparison, evaluate an episode of a condition of the subject, anddrive the output module to generate an output responsively to the evaluation.
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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. Apparatus, comprising:
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a breathing sensor, configured to; sense breathing of a subject, by performing at least one type of sensing selected from the group consisting of;
(a) sensing the breathing without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and (b) sensing the breathing without requiring subject compliance during the sensing, andgenerate a signal responsively thereto; an output module; and a control unit, configured to; receive the signal, determine at least one breathing pattern of the subject having a duration of at least one hour, responsively to the signal, compare the breathing pattern to a baseline breathing pattern of the subject having a duration of at least one hour, at least in part responsively to the comparison, evaluate an episode of a condition of the subject, and drive the output module to generate an output responsively to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus comprising:
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a sensor, configured to; sense a cyclic physiological parameter of a subject, generate a signal responsively thereto; an output module; and a control unit, configured to; receive the signal, analyze the signal to identify a slow trend rate pattern, having a duration of at least one hour, compare the breathing pattern to a baseline slow trend rate pattern of the physiological parameter of the subject, at least in part responsively to the comparison, evaluate an episode of a condition of the subject, and drive the output module to generate an output responsively to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Apparatus comprising:
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a breathing sensor, configured to; sense breathing of a subject, generate a signal responsively thereto; an output module; and a control unit, configured to; receive the signal, analyze the signal to identify a breathing rate pattern having a duration of at least one hour, compare the breathing pattern to a baseline breathing pattern of the subject having a duration of at least one hour, at least in part responsively to the comparison, evaluate an episode of a condition of the subject, and drive the output module to generate an output responsively to the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. Apparatus, comprising:
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a breathing sensor, configured to; sense breathing of a subject, by performing at least one type of sensing selected from the group consisting of;
(a) sensing the breathing without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and (b) sensing the breathing without requiring subject compliance during the sensing, andgenerate a signal responsively thereto; an output module; and a control unit, configured to; receive the signal, determine at least one breathing amplitude pattern of the subject responsively to the signal, at least in part responsively to the breathing amplitude pattern, assess a progression of a condition of the subject, and drive the output module to generate an output responsively to the assessment. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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