Methods and systems for alerting practitioners to physiological conditions
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1. A system, comprising:
- an input configured to receive an alarm sensitivity from a user; and
a processor coupled to the input and configured to;
determine a presence of one or more oxygen desaturation patterns in a photoplethsymograph (PPG) signal;
determine a value for an integral in response to a determination that the PPG signal is outside of a PPG range or a PPG threshold;
compare the value of the integral to an integral threshold;
compare the value of the integral to a combined alarm limit in response to a determination that the one or more oxygen desaturation patterns are present and that the value of the integral is less than the integral threshold, wherein the combined alarm limit is based on the integral threshold and the alarm sensitivity;
determine that the combined alarm limit has been violated based at least in part on the comparison;
provide a determination of sleep apnea in response to the determination that the combined alarm limit has been violated; and
increase an air pressure supplied by the system in response to the determination of sleep apnea.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an input configured to receive an alarm sensitivity from a user; and a processor coupled to the input and configured to; determine a presence of one or more oxygen desaturation patterns in a photoplethsymograph (PPG) signal; determine a value for an integral in response to a determination that the PPG signal is outside of a PPG range or a PPG threshold; compare the value of the integral to an integral threshold; compare the value of the integral to a combined alarm limit in response to a determination that the one or more oxygen desaturation patterns are present and that the value of the integral is less than the integral threshold, wherein the combined alarm limit is based on the integral threshold and the alarm sensitivity; determine that the combined alarm limit has been violated based at least in part on the comparison; provide a determination of sleep apnea in response to the determination that the combined alarm limit has been violated; and increase an air pressure supplied by the system in response to the determination of sleep apnea. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a photoplethsymograph (PPG) sensor configured to generate a PPG signal; and a patient monitor comprising; an input configured to receive an alarm sensitivity from a user; and a processor coupled to the input and configured to; receive the PPG signal from the PPG sensor; determine a presence of one or more oxygen desaturation patterns in the PPG signal; determine a value for an integral in response to a determination that the PPG signal is outside of a PPG range or a PPG threshold; compare the value of the integral to an integral threshold; compare the value of the integral to a combined alarm limit in response to a determination that the one or more oxygen desaturation patterns are present and that the value of the integral is less than the integral threshold, wherein the combined alarm limit is based on the integral threshold and the alarm sensitivity; determine that the combined alarm limit has been violated based at least in part on the comparison; provide a determination of sleep apnea in response to the determination that the combined alarm limit has been violated; and increase an air pressure supplied by the system in response to the determination of sleep apnea. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving, via an input, an alarm sensitivity from a user; determining, via a processor, a presence of one or more oxygen desaturation patterns in a photoplethsymograph (PPG) signal; determining, via the processor, a value for an integral in response to a determination that the PPG signal is outside of a PPG range or a PPG threshold; comparing, via the processor, the value of the integral to an integral threshold; comparing, via the processor, the value of the integral to a combined alarm limit in response to a determination that the one or more oxygen desaturation patterns are present and that the value of the integral is less than the integral threshold, wherein the combined alarm limit is based on the integral threshold and the alarm sensitivity; determining, via the processor, that the combined alarm limit has been violated based at least in part on the comparison; providing, via the processor, a determination of sleep apnea in response to the determination that the combined alarm limit has been violated; and increasing, via the processor, an air pressure supplied by a system in response to the determination of sleep apnea. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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