DETECTION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EXACERBATIONS FROM BREATHING PATTERNS
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiological signal, wherein the physiological signal includes respiration information of a subject;
a processor including;
an end expiratory volume (EEV) module configured to determine a value of EEV of the subject using the sensed physiological signal; and
a lung hyperinflation detection module configured to generate an indication of lung hyperinflation of the subject according to the value of EEV and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process.
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An apparatus may include a sensing circuit and a processor. The sensing circuit is configured to generate a sensed physiological signal, wherein the physiological signal includes respiration information of a subject. The processor includes an end expiratory volume (EEV) module configured to determine a value of EEV of the subject using the sensed physiological signal, and a lung hyperinflation detection module configured to generate an indication of lung hyperinflation of the subject according to the value of EEV and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiological signal, wherein the physiological signal includes respiration information of a subject; a processor including; an end expiratory volume (EEV) module configured to determine a value of EEV of the subject using the sensed physiological signal; and a lung hyperinflation detection module configured to generate an indication of lung hyperinflation of the subject according to the value of EEV and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a first medical device including; a sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiological signal representative of respiration of a subject; a communication circuit configured to communicate information with a separate device; and a first processor including an end expiratory volume (EEV) module configured to determine a measure representative of EEV of the subject using the sensed physiological signal; and a second medical device including; a communication circuit configured to communicate information with the first medical device; and a second processor including a lung hyperinflation detection module configured to generate an indication of lung hyperinflation of the subject according to the measure of EEV and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a medical device, the method comprising:
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sensing a physiological signal that includes respiration information of a subject using a sensing circuit of the medical device; determining a value of end expiratory volume (EEV) of the subject using the sensed physiological signal; and generating, with the medical device, an indication of lung hyperinflation of the subject according to the value of EEV and providing the indication to at least one of a user or process. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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