title: Pulmonary disease management system with distributed wearable sensors.
abstract: A pulmonary disease management system with on-body and near-body sensors is introduced in this presentation. The system is wearable for continuous ambulatory monitoring. Distributed sensor data is transferred through a wireless body area network (BAN) to a central controller for real time analysis. Physiological and environmental parameters are monitored and analyzed using prevailing clinical guidelines for self-management of environmentally-linked pulmonary ailments. The system provides patients with reminders, warnings, and instructions to reduce emergency room and physician visits, and improve clinical outcomes.
authors: Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, WA 98607 USA.
authors: Yongji
authors: Y
authors: Fu
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Ayyagari
authors: Nhedti
authors: N
authors: Colquitt
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003020:Clothing; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017010:Reminder Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D014159:Transducers