Patent ID: 8130105

Claim:
A method of indicating abnormal behavior of a plurality of physiological parameters, the method comprising: noninvasively, electronically determining measured values of a plurality of physiological parameters including at least a first physiological parameter and a second physiological parameter, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters comprises at least one of carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, and fractional saturation, and the determining is performed by processing one or more signals with one or more signal processors, said signals responsive to attenuation of light by body tissue of a monitored patient; electronically combining at least one measured value of the first physiological parameter and at least one measured value of the second physiological parameter into a wellness qualitative indication; displaying on a patient monitor a patient wellness graph and a plurality of wellness regions within the patient wellness graph, the plurality of wellness regions corresponding to measurement levels of the at least one measured value of the first physiological parameter and the at least one measured value of the second physiological parameter; displaying the wellness qualitative indication within at least one of the plurality of wellness regions; displaying a line associated with the wellness qualitative indication and an axis of the wellness graph, wherein the slope of the line and the location of the wellness qualitative indication within the at least one of the plurality of wellness regions indicate a patient wellness level; and activating a caregiver alert upon the occurrence of a predetermined event.