Abstract: A nasopharyngeal catheter for administration of oxygen and monitoring for a patient includes a first catheter having a first lumen, and a second catheter having a second lumen. The first end of the first catheter is operably connected to an oxygen source, the second end of the first catheter operably runs to the posterior oropharynx of the patient, and the first lumen is adapted for oxygen delivery. The second catheter is attached to the first catheter, and the second lumen is adapted for capnography monitoring. The nasopharyngeal catheter further includes an in-line pressure release valve placed proximate to the first end of the first catheter for monitoring pressure of a patient. The nasopharyngeal catheter may also include a pH monitoring sensor for monitoring breath and risk of gastric content translocation of a patient.

Abstract: The invention provides an Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) for access by a user via a browser on a network, said portal comprising: (a) an interface for communicating between said portal and said user; (b) a theme manager for selecting a theme, said theme defining a presentation format for said browser; and (c) a plug-in manager for controlling a plurality of plug-ins, said plug-ins for retrieving and formatting information content for said user, wherein said plug-in retrieves information from both local and remote sources.

Abstract: A method for implementing a common user logon to one or more applications said method comprising the steps of requesting credentials from said user for authenticating said user and providing a common authentication server for issuing authentication tokens for identifying authenticated users and passing said authentication token to each application that said user requests access for authenticating said user to said accessed application without requesting reentry of credentials from said user.