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A device is provided for monitoring patients, which is used to detect and process physiological data of a patient, which are measured by sensors. To make possible the most flexible use possible in patient monitoring, especially the connection of additional special sensors (2) and to ensure simple handling of the device even in the case of transportation, the patient monitoring device has a transportable terminal (8), which has connections (18) for connection to sensors (2) for measuring physiological parameters of the patient and signal processing devices (31, 23, 24, 25) for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, and is provided with a network adapter (26) for forwarding the processed sensor data to a stationary medical workplace (14) with display and alarm devices, as well as one or more expansion modules (9) for the connection of additional desired sensors (2). Wherein the housing (17) of the terminal (8) is provided with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of the transport display module (7) on one side and with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of an expansion module (9) for receiving signals of additional sensors (2) on the other side. Electrical contacts (44) are also provided on the terminal (8), the contacts (44) being designed such that they come into connection with complementary contacts (48) on the transport display module (7) and on the expansion module (9) at the time of the coupling of the connection mechanism to establish the electric connection.

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