Which system collects and monitors patient physiological data and records the information?

• A. Electronic Health Record
• B. Patient Monitoring System
• C. Medical Wearable Devices
• D. Acupuncture Protocol

Answer: (B)

Collecting and continuously tracking patient physiological data and recording it is the function of a patient monitoring system. These systems gather real-time signals such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiration, and temperature, store the data, and often alert clinicians to changes or critical values. This is different from an electronic health record, which is a comprehensive digital repository of a patient’s history and forms of documentation but does not actively monitor live data. Wearable devices can measure similar data, but a dedicated patient monitoring system is specifically designed to continuously monitor and record physiological information in a clinical setting. An acupuncture protocol is unrelated to data collection and monitoring.