Research Article

Monitoring Heart Disease and Diabetes with Mobile Internet Communications

Table 2

Patient spreadsheet measurements for cardiac monitoring.

Parameter measuredDiscrete values available

Temperature (°F)96, 97, 98.6, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
Pulse rate (bpm)<60, 60–65, 65–70, 70–75, 75–80, 80–85, 85–90, >90
Systolic BP (mmHg)80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230
Diastolic BP (mmHg)0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140
Respiration rate (brpm)<16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, >25
Glasgow Coma Scale
 Eye response0, 1, 2, 3, 4
 Verbal response0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
 Motor response0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chest pain; abdominal pain; left upper limb pain; palpitations; breathlessness; cough; sputum; haemoptysis; haematemesis; syncope; pedal oedemaNone, occasional, mild, moderate, severe, very severe
DurationNot selected, up to 1 hour, 1–6 hours, 6–72 hours, >3 days, >2 weeks