Smart app for respiratory monitoring device : healthcare

• Main Author: Chng, Randi Hui Xuan
• Other Authors: Ser Wee
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140965
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Congestive heart failure - also known broadly as a cardiovascular disease, is a condition where one’s heart is insufficient in providing the needs of the body. Cardiovascular diseases including congestive heart failure, topped as the number 1 cause of death globally. As it stands, “progressive pump failure” led as one of the highest underlying causes of death for these patients. One reason for this is due to pulmonary edema, a condition where the lungs are congested with fluid. Mobile applications have gained an exponential surge in popularity since they were introduced during the first generation of smartphones. With the advancement of smartphones and the increasing number of carriers, it is able to house much powerful and efficient applications. These applications have diversified and have been proven to cater to the different needs of users. With that, the proposed project looks at how to leverage common day technology, the smartphone and mobile application, to detect pulmonary edema using a portable medical device. The purpose of this is to ease trips visited to clinics and ensure constant health monitoring.