Methods and apparatus for guiding medical care based on detected gastric function

摘要

Embodiments relate to guiding medical care based on detected gastric function. For example, gastric acid stimulant or suppressant is administered, and then a change in the gastric juice H+ concentration is measured. This change is compared to a guidance H+ concentration differential indicative of relatively healthy gastric function. Medical care is guided based on a relatively healthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is equal to or exceeds the guidance H+ concentration differential, while medical care is guided based on a relatively unhealthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is less than the guidance H+ concentration differential. Disclosed embodiments implementing this procedure include, but are not limited to, methods, apparatus, processors, computer programs, and computer-readable mediums.

主权项

1. An apparatus for guiding medical care of a patient based on detected gastric function, comprising:
means for administering a gastric acid stimulant or suppressant; means for measuring a gastric juice H+ concentration of the patient to obtain a baseline gastric juice H+ concentration and for measuring the gastric juice H+ concentration of the patient after the administration of the gastric acid stimulant or suppressant to obtain a stressed gastric juice H+ concentration; a processor for guiding medical care of the patient based on detected gastric function comprising:
a determination unit that determines a guidance H+ concentration differential indicative of a first gastric function;a calculation unit that calculates a measured H+ concentration differential between the baseline gastric juice H+ concentration and the stressed gastric juice H+ concentration;a comparison unit that compares the guidance H+ concentration differential to the measured H+ concentration differential;a primary instruction unit that provides instructions to guide medical care based on the first gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is equal to or exceeds the guidance H+ concentration differential; andan alternative instruction unit that provides instructions to guide medical care based on a second gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is less than the guidance H+ concentration differential.