Patent ID: 8585590

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; retrieving from the memory stored previous result data of medical tests performed on the same patient; providing the stored previous result data of the medical tests performed on the patient in the layout in a separate column adjacent to margin space of the layout, so that the previous result data and the current result data of the same medical test are in the same row in the layout; providing a numerical range of reference data pertaining to each medical test in the layout in a column between the current result data and the previous result data so that the previous result data, the current result data, and the numerical range of reference data of the same medical test are in the same row in the layout, wherein the numerical range of reference data defines values for results of the medical test pertaining to a low and a high result with respect to known results for a patient; and outputting the layout to a graphic user interface, wherein the medical tests are selected from a group of tests relevant to kidney or liver function.