Method of and apparatus for monitoring the management of disease

A device for storing signals representing events that occur during an illness of a patient, comprising:

• means including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness,
• means for storing said medication,
• said memory including a list of events that may be experienced by a patient who has said illness and who is taking said medication,
• means for displaying the events on said list, and
• means, for enabling a person to select at least one of said events, and for storing a signal in said memory that represents at least one such selection.

A device for storing signals representing a symptom of an illness that occurs during the illness of a patient, comprising:

• means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness,
• means for storing said medication,
• means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness,
• means for displaying the responses on said list, and
• means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection,
• said list of responses being a list of symptoms of said illness.

A device for storing signals representing side effects that occur during an illness of a patient comprising:

• means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness,
• means for storing said medication,
• means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness,
• means for displaying the responses on said list, and
• means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection,
• said list of responses being a list of side effects.

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising:

• providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information,
• providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a trough in the patient's blood level of said medication,
• providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease,
• providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the trough of the patient's blood level of said medication, and
• providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.

The method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising:

• providing said patient with a device that will receive, store and display information,
• alerting said patient to take medication for said disease,
• a user of the device entering into said device signals (1) indicating the amount and type of medication taken by said patient, and (2) reactions, of said patient to either said disease or said medication,
• providing apparatus for receiving from said device said signals and for transmitting information to said device,
• communicating said signals from said device to said apparatus,
• advising the user of the device via said apparatus and said device as to how to further manage said disease.

The method of storing a signal relating to a patient, comprising:

• providing a medical monitoring device,
• providing said device with a memory for storing information,
• providing medication for at least one disease,
• giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient,
• storing in said memory a list of events that may be experienced by the patient's body during the period over which said medication is being taken for said disease,
• displaying, for a user of the device, the events, that are related to the patient's condition, on said list,
• selecting, by the user of the device, at least one of said events, that is related to the patient's condition, and
• storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection.

The method of storing information relating to at least one disease of a patient, comprising:

• providing a medical monitoring device,
• providing said device with a memory for storing information,
• providing medication for said disease,
• giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient,
• storing in said memory a plurality of events that may be experienced by the patient during the period over which said medication is taken by the patient,
• displaying some of said events,
• a user of the device selecting at least one of said events that was displayed,
• storing signals in said memory that represent at least one of said selected events,
• storing in said memory signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

A device for storing information about a person who has at least one disease, comprising:

• a medical monitor which has memory means for storing information,
• said medical monitor including means for giving take-medication signals at times when medication should be taken by said person,
• said memory means storing signals representing a plurality of events that may be experienced by said person after the taking of said medication,
• said medical monitor having means for displaying a plurality of said events,
• said medical monitor having means for selecting at least one of the plural events that were displayed,
• said memory means storing signals representing each selected event,
• said memory means including means for storing signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising:

• providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information,
• providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a peak in the patient's blood level of said medication,
• providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease,
• providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the peak of the patient's blood level of said medication, and
• providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.