Electrocardiography And Respiratory Monitor

An electrocardiography and respiration monitor, comprising:

• an electrocardiography patch, comprising:
• a flexible backing;
• a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes respectively affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of each end of the flexible backing to sense electrocardiographic data;
• a circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces, each circuit trace originating within one of the ends of the flexible backing and coupled to one of the electrocardiographic electrodes;
• a non-conductive receptacle adhered on one end of the flexible backing opposite the contact surface and comprising a battery;
• and
• at least one respiratory sensor comprising a strain gauge and positioned on a surface of the non-conductive receptacle facing the flexible backing, wherein the respiratory sensor is electrically connected to the battery and senses respiratory data;
• and
• an electrocardiography monitor recorder, comprising:
• a sealed housing shaped to be removably attached to the electrocardiography patch;
• an externally-powered micro-controller;
• and
• an electrocardiographic front end circuit interfaced to the micro-controller and operable to sense the electrocardiographic data.