A monitoring device for monitoring a plurality of parameters of a patient that includes a first sensor placed on the chest wall of a patient, a cord connecting the first sensor to a second sensor placed on a major artery of the upper arm of the patient, and an inflatable cuff placed around the upper arm of the patient. The device includes a screen that displays one of the plurality of parameters and the date and time the parameter was measured. The device can include an automatic messaging system and an automatic alert system, functioning as a standalone unit. When connected to a computer or mobile device, medical personnel can access an obstetric electronic health system to obtain medical guidelines based on alerts from the device. Personnel with the device at a remote center can communicate with a designated center with emergency obstetric care through this electronic health system.
System And Method To Identify Abnormal Menstrual Cycles And Alert The User
A system and method to identify abnormal menstrual cycles and alert the user comprising an electronic device running a software application. The software application includes a method that processes and analyzes data and determines when the user exhibits signs and symptoms that require medical attention. The method receives, compiles, and analyzes information regarding at least one of the user's general symptoms, number of days bleeding, mood changes, heavy menstrual flow, inter-menstrual bleeding, and bleeding after sex. The method determines and alerts the user when the information, signs and/or symptoms the user is experiencing indicate that the user's menstrual cycle may be critically abnormal or that the user may have a heavy abnormal period and alerts the user regarding the severity, prompting the user to call her doctor as soon as possible. The method further determines and alerts the user when the user should seek medical attention and contact her doctor at the phone number the user provided upon downloading the software application. If the user did not specify her doctor's phone number or address, the system will use GPS technology to provide a list of all gynecologists and primary care physicians in close proximity to the user's location. The method will also provide the user with a call button to directly call the doctor from within the software application. Additionally, if the user consents, the system and method can capture and compile patient information and statistics and build a database to be used for research purposes.