• DocumentCode
    1328719
  • Title

    The doctor will see you ALWAYS

  • Author

    Smith, J.M.

  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    10/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Imagine a world in which your medicine cabinet notices that you are due for a prescription refill and calls it in. A sensor implanted under your skin detects a fluid buildup in your lungs and alerts your doctor, who decides your heart medication needs an adjustment and contacts the pharmacist to change your dosage. Meanwhile, sensors in your toilet confirm that your body has adjusted well to your other medications but sees indications that you may be a borderline diabetic. Your doctor, given these readings and your family medical history, suggests that you change your diet. Noting that fact, your bathroom scale asks you to punch in a weightloss goal and starts giving you a regular progress update. Your medical checkup isn´t an annual event- it happens every day, simply as you go about your daily life.
  • Keywords
    body sensor networks; health care; prosthetics; implanted sensor; lungs; skin; Biomedical monitoring; Implantable biomedical devices; Medical services; Wireless communication; Wireless sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2011.6027250
  • Filename
    6027250