Abstract: A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen.

Abstract: A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen.

Abstract: The specific information storage and retrieval system described herein stores 49,000 microfiches in a central file, any one of which may be viewed in a matter of seconds. More specifically, the central file uses an arrangement of 20 shelves mounted on a closed loop track, each holding 2,450 microfiches, each microfiche in turn having 50 or 60 separate images. When a particular microfiche is selected, the proper shelf is rotated into a predetermined position. Concurrently a viewing station including a transducer such as a film camera or a television camera is brought adjacent to the selected microfiche which is partially extracted from its storage location so as to be viewed by the transducer.