Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Abstract :
Presents a system called the "Information Appliance for Diabetic Patients" (IADP), which is designed for the monitoring of diabetic patients. The system is an embedded microcomputer that can be used for self- or remote monitoring. IADP is able to store a "patient profile" (PP). Each PP consists of at least the patient\´s name, age, sex, address, weight, occupation, known allergies, medical history and the nearest hospital\´s telephone number and the doctor\´s phone and page numbers. In addition, each profile has a database of the patient\´s blood sugar, blood pressure, body mass index, periodical urine analysis (protein, glucose, bodies), diet, drug intakes (including dosage quantity and time taken) and exercise periods. IADP also creates schedules for a patient, notifying him as to when his medication should be taken; the required amount is based on factors such as age, weight and daily activities. IADP has the ability to communicate with the external world for remote monitoring using a modem link.
Keywords :
blood; computerised monitoring; embedded systems; medical information systems; microcomputer applications; patient monitoring; telemedicine; IADP; Information Appliance for Diabetic Patients; blood pressure; blood sugar; body mass index; communication links; diabetic information appliance; diet; doctor page number; doctor telephone number; drug dosage quantity; drug intakes; embedded microcomputer; exercise periods; glucose; hospital telephone number; insulin; modem link; patient address; patient age; patient allergies; patient medical history; patient medication schedules; patient monitoring; patient name; patient occupation; patient profile; patient sex; patient weight; periodical urine analysis; protein; remote monitoring; self-monitoring; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Databases; Diabetes; History; Home appliances; Microcomputers; Patient monitoring; Remote monitoring; Telephony;
