Prediction and monitoring of clinical episodes
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1. A method comprising:
- sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject sleeps;
analyzing the parameter;
determining a condition of the subject at least in part responsively to the analysis; and
alerting the subject to the condition only after the subject awakes,wherein sensing the at least one parameter comprises sensing the at least one parameter without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided including sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject sleeps. The parameter is analyzed, and a condition of the subject is determined at least in part responsively to the analysis. The subject is alerted to the condition only after the subject awakes. Other applications are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject sleeps; analyzing the parameter; determining a condition of the subject at least in part responsively to the analysis; and alerting the subject to the condition only after the subject awakes, wherein sensing the at least one parameter comprises sensing the at least one parameter without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus comprising:
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a sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject while the subject sleeps; a user interface; and a control unit, adapted to; analyze the parameter, determine a condition of the subject at least in part responsively to the analysis, and drive the user interface to alert the subject to the condition only after the subject awakes, wherein the sensor comprises a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense the at least one parameter without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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