Modular patient monitor

A method for displaying measurements of physiological parameters on a display, the method comprising:

• receiving patient data on a docking station in communication with a first display;
• determining a first set of measurements to display with respect to at least a first parameter of the patient data;
• receiving at least a second set of measurements of a second parameter from a first expansion module when the first expansion module is plugged into the docking station;
• receiving at least a third set of measurements of a third parameter from a second expansion module when the second expansion module is plugged into the docking station;
• and
• displaying at least the first, second, and third sets of measurements on the first display,
• wherein the docking station is configured to allow simultaneous plugging of a plurality of expansion module, that are sized at any of a plurality of sizes, into docking ports housed in a housing of the docking station.

A method for displaying measurements of physiological parameters on a display, the method comprising:

• receiving patient data on a docking station in communication with a first display;
• determining one or more first measurements for at least one parameter from the patient data;
• displaying the first measurements on the first display;
• receiving a first expansion module on a first docking port of the docking station, the first expansion module capable of measuring at least one first additional parameter;
• determining, through the first expansion module, one or more second measurements for the at least one first additional parameter;
• displaying the second measurements on the first display;
• receiving a second expansion module on a second docking port of the docking station, the second expansion module capable of measuring at least one second additional parameter;
• determining, through the second expansion module, one or more third measurements for the at least one second additional parameter;
• and
• displaying the third measurements on the first display,
• wherein the first and second docking ports are housed by a housing of the docking station, and wherein the first and second docking ports are configured to allow simultaneous plugging of expansion modules that are sized at any of a plurality of sizes.