Pneumonia screener

An electronic system for determining an existence of pneumonia condition, the electronic system comprising:

• at least one optical sensor configured to attach to a patient and measure physiological parameters indicative of a respiratory rate of the patient;
• a user interface configured to receive age information associated with the patient;
• a memory configured to store associative information between a plurality of patient ages and normal respiratory rates for each corresponding patient age, wherein at least some of the plurality of patient ages are represented by age groups having a minimum age and a maximum age;
• and
• a hardware processor configured to:
• determine the respiratory rate of the patient from the measured physiological parameters;
• receive at least one patient information indicative of an age of the patient;
• access the memory and acquire, based at least in part on the age of the patient, a normal respiratory rate for comparison with the determined respiratory rate of the patient;
• compare the determined respiratory rate of the patient with the normal respiratory rate;
• determine, based on a result of the comparison, a likelihood of the patient having a pneumonia condition;
• and
• generate a diagnostic report including the likelihood of the pneumonia condition;
• wherein generating the diagnostic report comprises outputting at least one of a visual indication or a sound indication to the patient indicating the likelihood of the pneumonia condition.