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A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient's respiration. T

A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient's respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath, and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method, implementable at least in part in a computer-useable code, for determining a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, the method comprising:measuring respiratory flow;generating data representative of said measured respiratory flow;detecting at least on

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method, implementable at least in part in a computer-useable code, for determining a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, the method comprising:measuring respiratory flow;generating data representative of said measured respiratory flow;detecting at least one patient breath based on said respiratory flow data;employing the computer-useable code to convert said respiratory flow data from a time domain to a volume domain to calculate a plurality of respiratory volume parameters;employing the computer-useable code to calculate a plurality of respiratory pressure parameters based at least in part on said respiratory flow data in said volume domain; andemploying the computer-useable code to calculate at least one respiratory mechanics parameter based on at least one of said plurality of respiratory volume parameters and at least one of said plurality of respiratory pressure parameters.