Patent ID: 8579814

Claim:
A medical device, comprising: an input interface for receiving current result data of medical tests performed on a patient; a processor; and memory having stored therein instructions executable by the processor to perform functions of: creating an output of the current result data of the medical tests in a layout having rows and columns, wherein the layout is in a form of a table structure with data in the columns corresponding to results collected on the same day, and data within the rows corresponding to results collected from the same medical test; retrieving from the memory stored previous result data of medical tests performed on the same patient; providing the stored previous result data of medical tests performed on the same patient in the layout in a separate column adjacent to margin space of the layout, so that previous result data and current result data of the same medical test are in the same row in the layout, wherein medical tests are performed by multiple instruments and the current result data and the previous result data pertaining to related medical tests are output in adjacent rows; indicating a type of instrument used to perform a medical test in a row above the row including the current result data and the previous result data of the medical test; and outputting the layout to a graphic user interface.