Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for monitoring and displaying a patient status. In one example, the patient monitoring system includes a display device configured to display a patient status view include on or more multidimensional plots overlaying more than one of real time values, historical values, and upper and lower threshold values for a plurality of patient parameters, and additionally being configured to display an abbreviated representation of the one or more multidimensional plots that can be reached directly from the patient status view. The abbreviated representation is displayed in an unlaunched state, and displays a limited version of the respective multidimensional plot and is selectable to launch and enable the respective multidimensional plot to be seen.