Methods and systems for assessing pulmonary disease
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1. A method for assessing a presence of a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
- detecting sleep-disordered breathing;
delivering a disordered breathing therapy with a respiratory therapy device based on the detection of sleep-disordered breathing;
sensing one or more conditions associated with a non-rhythm pulmonary disease using the respiratory therapy device;
assessing the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and
adjusting the disordered breathing therapy based on the assessment of the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease.
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Abstract
Sensing physiological conditions using the sensors of a respiratory therapy device can be used to assess a presence of pulmonary diseases other than breathing rhythm disorders. Non-rhythm related pulmonary diseases include, for example, obstructive pulmonary diseases, restrictive pulmonary diseases, and infectious diseases. Various pulmonary diseases will produce changes in respiratory pressure, airflow, and/or other patient conditions, facilitating assessment of a presence of disease.
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1. A method for assessing a presence of a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
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detecting sleep-disordered breathing; delivering a disordered breathing therapy with a respiratory therapy device based on the detection of sleep-disordered breathing; sensing one or more conditions associated with a non-rhythm pulmonary disease using the respiratory therapy device; assessing the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and adjusting the disordered breathing therapy based on the assessment of the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. A medical system, comprising:
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a respiratory therapy device, the respiratory therapy device comprising; a therapy unit configured to deliver a disordered breathing therapy to a patient; a sensor system configured to sense one or more conditions associated with sleep-disordered breathing and sense one or more conditions associated with a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder; and a diagnosis unit coupled to the sensor system, the diagnosis unit comprising a controller and memory, the controller configured to execute program instructions stored in the memory to cause the medical system to detect sleep-disordered breathing based on the sensed one or more conditions associated with sleep-disordered breathing, control delivery of the disordered breathing therapy based on the detection of sleep-disordered breathing, assess a presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions associated with the non-rhythm pulmonary disease, and adjust delivery of the disordered breathing therapy based on the assessed presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
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20. A system for diagnosing a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
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means for detecting sleep-disordered breathing; means for delivering a disordered breathing therapy with a respiratory therapy device based on the detection of sleep-disordered breathing; means for sensing one or more conditions associated with a non-rhythm pulmonary disease using the respiratory therapy device; means for assessing a presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more conditions; and means for adjusting the disordered breathing therapy based on the assessment of the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 25)
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