Medical characterization system
View Patent ↗A medical characterization system is configured to input medical-related continuous parameters and discrete data so as to calculate a characterization timeline indicative of a physiological condition of a living being. A data source is in sensor communications with a patient so as to generate a continuous parameter. The data source also provides test data responsive to the patient at a test time. The test data is available to a characterization processor at a result time. The characterization processor is also responsive to the continuous parameter so as to generate a medical characterization as a function of time. A characterization analyzer enables the characterization processor to update the medical characterization in view of the test data as of the test time.
1. A system configured to provide a caregiver an overall characterization of a health of a patient being monitored, the system determining relatively instantaneous measurement values of multiple physiological parameters over time and receiving indications of discrete medical-related events including timing of tests and timing and measurements of results, the system displaying said overall characterization of said health responsive to said measurements of said results, wherein the relatively instantaneous corresponds to measurements that are repeatedly determined from one or more sensors as compared to discrete results derived from medically-related test, the system comprising:
an electronic display;
a memory; and
a multi-parameter patient monitor comprising one or more hardware processors configured to interact with said memory and said electronic display to electronically:
determine relatively instantaneous measurement values of multiple physiological parameters response to signals received from one or more sensors interacting with said monitored patient, at least one of said multiple physiological parameters including oxygen saturation and at least one of said one or more sensors including a noninvasive optical sensor, said measurement values being repeatedly determined;
calculate a relatively instantaneous overall characterization of the health of said patient, said overall characterization responsive to the measurement values, said overall characterization being repeatedly calculated;
store the overall characterizations and measurement values;
display on said electronic display indicia representing a timeline of said overall medical characterizations;
receive from a discrete-time data source a first test time, said first test time being when a medically-related test was performed on said patient;
display a first visual marker juxtaposed with said timeline to visually indicate where in said timeline the calculation of said overall medical characterization timewise coincides with the first test time;
receive from said discrete-time data source a first result time and first result measurement values, said first result time being when results to said test were received;
display a second visual marker juxtaposed with said timeline to visually indicate where in said timeline the calculation of said overall medical characterization timewise coincides with the first result time, the second visual marker comprising a visual characteristic that associates the second visual marker with the first visual marker;
receive an update command;
recalculate said relatively instantaneous overall characterization of said health of said patient from the first test time, said recalculation responsive to said first result measurement values; and
alter the timeline of said overall medical characterizations to incorporate said recalculated relatively instantaneous overall characterizations.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the timeline is altered according to a model and wherein the model comprises a selectable one of an upward shift, a downward aging and an upward ramp.
3. The system according to claim 2 further comprising a data storage in communications with the discrete-time data source.
4. The system according to claim 3 further comprising an input interface that allows a person to make the user selection.
5. The system according to claim 4 wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to apply multiple markers, each marker set associated with a corresponding model.
6. The system according to claim 5 wherein the model is responsive to one of a therapy time epoch and a test time epoch in view of a result epoch.
7. An electronic patient monitoring device configured to provide a caregiver with a quantitative estimation of the health-wise wellness of a patient as an index over time, said index responsive to relatively real-time continuous vital sign measurements and responsive to discrete time health-related measurements, wherein the relatively instantaneous corresponds to measurements that are repeatedly determined from one or more sensors as compared to discrete results derived from medically-related test, said electronic patient monitoring device comprising:
an electronic memory; and
one or more electronic processors communicating with said memory to electronically at least:
calculate or receive relatively real-time continuous measurement values for multiple vital signs of said patient;
at least some of said measurement values responsive to signals output from noninvasive sensors including a noninvasive optical sensor;
calculate values of said index responsive to said measurement values for said multiple vital signs;
display a timeline of said index over time wherein points on said timeline correspond to values of said index associated with a particular time;
receive a first timestamp corresponding to a medically related test on said patient;
display a first marker relative to said timeline to provide a first visual association of said first marker and said timeline at a time of said timeline corresponding to said first timestamp;
receive medical information corresponding to results of said test on said patient;
receive a second timestamp associated with said medical information;
display a second marker relative said timeline to provide a second visual association of said second marker and said timeline at a time of said timeline corresponding to said second timestamp;
determine said calculated values of said index reflects said received medical information;
perform back-in-time synchronization of said calculated values of said index from at least said first marker; and
display said timeline to reflect said back-in-time synchronization.
8. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the back-in-time synchronization comprises altering the calculated values stored in the electronic memory according to a model.
9. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the back-in-time synchronization dynamically updates the displayed timeline.
10. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the electronic memory and the one or more electronic processors are housed in a patient monitor.
11. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 10 , wherein the patient monitor has a display were said timeline is displayed.
12. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 10 , wherein the patient monitor communicates said timeline to a remote monitor.
13. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the electronic memory and one or more electronic processors are housed in a remote monitor.
14. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 13 , wherein said timeline is displayed remote from the remote monitor.
15. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the first marker is visually associated with the second marker.
16. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more electronic processors are further configured to receive second medical information corresponding to second results of said second test on said patient.
17. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more electronic processors are further configured to display additional markers responsive to the second test, wherein the additional markers are visually distinguished from the first and the second markers.
18. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the medical information comprises at least one of a blood pressure, hemoglobin, temperature, hematocrit, blood analysis, x-ray, urinalysis, personal history, family history, genome and genetic information.
19. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the index is indicative of physiological impairment including disease, injury, surgical complications, drug effects, or allergic reactions.
20. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more electronic processors are configured to playback display of the timeline when the second timestamp is received.
21. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , the first marker can be activated to display a pop-up of description of the medically related test.
22. The electronic patient monitoring device of claim 7 , wherein the index is indicative of risk of serious illness.