Abstract: A medical information management system and method that stores and manages patient information and that enables a patient and an authorized third party, such as a friend or family member, to access the patient's medical information. The presentation format, substance of the patient's medical information provided, or both are customized depending on whether the patient, a healthcare professional or the third party is accessing the patient's medical information. The present invention also pertains to a method of subsidizing such a medical information system by selling advertising space in the presentation shown to the third party, patient, or the healthcare professional. The present invention further pertains to a patient interface appliance that includes a display containing multiple viewing fields, one of which is a general information field and one of which is an advertising field, to present information and advertisements to a user during a patient interactive session.

Abstract: Triglycerides in biological fluids containing interfering substances, such as phospholipids, are determined by hydrolyzing the triglycerides to glycerol in a short time span at moderate temperatures with a solution of alkali metal hydroxide in methanol, and treating the resultant hydrolysis mixture with a water soluble magnesium salt to precipitate the interfering substances. Glycerol is then colorimetrically determined in the resultant supernatant solution by incubating with a single reagent-substrate composition to develop a measurable color.

Abstract: A novel reagent and method for colorimetrically determining the concentration of triglycerides in biological fluids, and for rapid determination of glycerol are described. Triglycerides are hydrolyzed in methanolic base to glycerol, and glycerol content is determined colorimetrically.