Method for maintaining homeostasis in a health care setting
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining homeostasis for a patient in an intensive care, hospital care or home care setting comprising:
- monitoring the patient for at least one physiological parameter;
comparing the monitored physiological parameter against an expected parameter range for the patient;
determining when a difference between the monitored physiological parameter and the expected parameter range presents a patient condition requiring a corrective measure; and
presenting an alarm warning indicating that the patient requires a corrective measure, the alarm warning being one of a plurality of alarm warnings and having a signature characteristic distinguishing the alarm warning from the other alarm warnings.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining homeostasis for a patient in a health care setting includes the steps of monitoring a physiological parameter and comparing the parameter against an expected parameter range. When it is determined that a difference between the monitored physiological parameter and the expected parameter range presents a patient condition requiring a corrective measure, an alarm warning is presented. The alarm warning has a signature characteristic distinguishing it from other alarm warnings. The alarm warning may be musical and distinguishable based on genre, tempo, loudness, or pitch or, alternatively may be visual. The alarm warning may be adapted to distinguish one patient from other patients. Alternatively, the alarm warning may distinguish differing levels of severity associated with a patient condition of a particular patient or to distinguish between multiple conditions suffered by the same patient.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining homeostasis for a patient in an intensive care, hospital care or home care setting comprising:
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monitoring the patient for at least one physiological parameter; comparing the monitored physiological parameter against an expected parameter range for the patient; determining when a difference between the monitored physiological parameter and the expected parameter range presents a patient condition requiring a corrective measure; and presenting an alarm warning indicating that the patient requires a corrective measure, the alarm warning being one of a plurality of alarm warnings and having a signature characteristic distinguishing the alarm warning from the other alarm warnings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for maintaining homeostasis for a patient in an intensive care, hospital care or home care setting having a plurality of patients comprising:
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monitoring the patient for at least one physiological parameter; comparing the monitored physiological parameter against an expected parameter range for the patient; determining when a difference between the monitored physiological parameter and the expected parameter range presents a patient condition requiring a corrective measure; and presenting an alarm warning indicating that the patient requires a corrective measure, the alarm warning having a signature characteristic distinguishing the alarm warning associated with the patient from alarm warnings associated with other patients at the setting. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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