RT Chart
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RT Chart is a clinical application used to graph a patient's real-time
variables gathered by the computer. This application is meant to
be used with the clinical application Chart+ developed by Picis.
RT Chart can graph data of a currently admitted patient or a previous
admission.
RT Chart was the biggest Visual Basic GUI application I have worked
on. You can't tell from the interface, but there is a lot of work
going on in the background to make it all happen. Most of the work
involves taken values from the database Picis uses for Chart+ and
manipulating the data to a form that can be graphed. It's sometimes
difficult working with 3rd party applications because not all the
specification is available to you so there is a lot of trial-and-error
to get everything right. This includes real-time variables such
as heart rate and blood pressure, fluids in and out, and medication
amounts.
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