互动式心脏监测系统

一种交互式疾病处理系统，绰号叫做“电子护士”，互动式心脏监测系统
能够帮助充血性心衰患者在自己家中监测重要生命体征。

Montefiore医疗中心(New York, NY, USA)的家庭健康机构正在使用该系统作为对充血性心衰患者家庭护士探视的补充。“电子护士”系统被配备给患者，与患者家中常规按键式电话相连接。患者使用该系统用于日常监测他们的生命体征，并通过电话线传输资料。

电子电子天平检测体重的改变，这是心衰恶化的关键指标；峰值流速仪检测肺功能，这是哮喘或者慢阻肺(COPD)恶化的指标。血糖仪测量血糖水平，这是控制糖尿病的关键指标。检测血压用于监测高血压。脉冲式血氧仪测量血液中氧气水平，这能够帮助确定是否需要对哮喘和慢阻肺患者采取干预治疗措施。

Interactive Heart Monitoring System
 
A new interactive disease management system, dubbed the “electronic nurse,” helps monitor the vital signs of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients in their homes.

The home health agency of Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY, USA) is using the system to supplement regular nursing visits to the homes of CHF patients. An “e-nurse” system is assigned to each patient and attached to a regular push-button phone in the patient’s home. Patients use the system daily to monitor their vital signs and transmit the data through the phone line.

The electronic scale measures changes in weight, a key indicator of worsening heart failure, and a peak flow meter checks lung capacity, an indicator of worsening asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A glucometer measures blood sugar levels, which are key to managing diabetes, and blood pressure levels are monitored for hypertension. A pulse oxymeter reads oxygen levels in the blood, which help to determine interventions needed for patients with asthma and COPD.