fig6 is a new user screen 70 that can be selected by a control button 64 on the data collection screen 50 this button 64 will pull up a new screen 70 shown in fig6 that displays numerical values 20 u2032 22 u2032 24 u2032 26 u2032 and 28 u2032 of each of the data parameters this screen 70 is designed specifically to allow the user to obtain single value data points which are averages of the data for quick diagnosis the additional utility of this screen 70 is that it provides the user with the ability to select a period over which serial data points are averaged for each parameter through controller 72 the user can then indicate when to start the count with control 74 and the software will average the selected serial data values over the chosen period set by controller 72 and display the final values when the average is completed in 20 u2032 28 u2032 the prime reference numerals are used as the values are averages of the selected parameter measurements rather than the measurements themselves this averaging is done for each of the parameter heart rate 24 u2032 breath rate 28 u2032 s p o 2 26 u2032 pulse distention 20 u2032 breath distention 22 u2032 and any other obtained parameter note that the averaging period could also be set using particular quantities of updated values as well as the time based approach given here note also that the averaging could be done either forward or backward in time from when the run new diagnostic button 74 is pressed although the present invention has been described with particularity herein the scope of.