A method comprising: presenting, via software executing on a medical device configured to perform patient monitoring operations, a user interface comprising a patient data element and user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) different from the patient data element, wherein: the patient data element presents patient data that is locally determined via the patient monitoring operations performed by the medical device; the user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) comprise at least one of: a button; a label; and a logo; the software associates individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), of the user interface with corresponding content identifiers; first content values, predefined in a default content file stored in a memory of the medical device, are displayed on the individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and at a first time, the software determines first content values to display on the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), based on the default content file stored in the memory of the medical device; loading a second content file into the memory of the medical device during execution of the software, wherein the second content file: is provided by a content file repository remote from the medical device, and defines second content values that correspond to the content identifiers associated with the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and updating, via the software executing by the medical device, the content values displayed on the user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) based at least in part on the second content values defined by the second content file, wherein the content values displayed on the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) are updated, based at least in part on the second content values defined by the second content file, without upgrading the software, restarting the software on the medical device, or rebooting the medical device. presenting, via software executing on a medical device configured to perform patient monitoring operations, a user interface comprising a patient data element and user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) different from the patient data element, wherein: the patient data element presents patient data that is locally determined via the patient monitoring operations performed by the medical device; the user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) comprise at least one of: a button; a label; and a logo; the software associates individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), of the user interface with corresponding content identifiers; first content values, predefined in a default content file stored in a memory of the medical device, are displayed on the individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and at a first time, the software determines first content values to display on the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), based on the default content file stored in the memory of the medical device; the patient data element presents patient data that is locally determined via the patient monitoring operations performed by the medical device; the user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) comprise at least one of: a button; a label; and a logo; the software associates individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), of the user interface with corresponding content identifiers; first content values, predefined in a default content file stored in a memory of the medical device, are displayed on the individual user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and at a first time, the software determines first content values to display on the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310), based on the default content file stored in the memory of the medical device; loading a second content file into the memory of the medical device during execution of the software, wherein the second content file: is provided by a content file repository remote from the medical device, and defines second content values that correspond to the content identifiers associated with the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and is provided by a content file repository remote from the medical device, and defines second content values that correspond to the content identifiers associated with the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310); and updating, via the software executing by the medical device, the content values displayed on the user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) based at least in part on the second content values defined by the second content file, wherein the content values displayed on the respective user interface elements (304, 306, 308, 310) are updated, based at least in part on the second content values defined by the second content file, without upgrading the software, restarting the software on the medical device, or rebooting the medical device.