A method and apparatus for detecting a physiological signal and for providing indication of an event relating to the physiological signal. The apparatus includes an input terminal (172) for connection to a patient to acquire a physiological signal having at least one physiological event and an analysis module (195) having a processor (200) and software for operating the processor (200) to determine an occurrence of the event and to generate a signal upon the occurrence of the event and an indicator (160, 165 and 170) that receives the signal and provides to a user an indication of the event in response to the signal. The method includes obtaining the physiological signal, determining the onset of the physiological event and generating a signal in response to the onset of the physiological event.
