October 2009

USMLE Buzz Flash Cards App Aims to Help You With USMLE Step 1 Studying [App Review]

Oct 30, 2009 by
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This app does a great job of providing a large q-bank of over 4,000 flashcards. The questions are short, concise, and high yield. It’s basically like going through the short high yield questions at the end of First Aid. This app is meant for Step 1 studying.

MD on Call App Hopes to Make Your Call Nights Less Painful [App Review]

Oct 29, 2009 by
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If you want an app that helps make your call nights easier than check this out. The purpose of this app is to help you ask the right questions and offer the correct protocol when you’re on call and presented with patients in acute distress.

New Swine Flu App Released, Made by Harvard Medical School

Oct 28, 2009 by
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There has been a flurry of H1N1 applications, and they are all a bit hard to differentiate. There is a notable app that was recently released. The app, HMSMobile Swine Flu Center, was developed by Harvard Medical School and costs $1.99. This is the first Swine Flu App in the App Store with a big-time medical name behind it. The app itself has built in videos explaining H1N1 and other related topics. It also has the "outbreaks near me" feature [Read more]

Diagnose a Heart Murmur with a Stethoscope? There’s an App for that…in the Future?

Oct 26, 2009 by
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This past week Reuters reported on how Zargis Medical(auscultation software) was cleared as a developer for iPhone apps and more importantly, peripherals for the iPhone. The following is a quote from Zargis Medical in the article: The future of healthcare delivery is about connectivity and mobility. Zargis’ expertise in computer-aided auscultation and our advanced medical software platform positions us perfectly to create diagnostic software and peripherals that are a natural fit for smartphones. We intend to improve healthcare efficiency by [Read more]

Pocket Heart App: More Than Just a Good Looking Medical App [App Review]

Oct 23, 2009 by
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This app utilizes the advanced graphics of the iPhone and is a good learning tool for cardiac anatomy and physiology. The 3D manipulation of this app is similar to the 3D brain app, making it fun to use while you’re learning.

Procedures Consult – Musculoskeletal App Superbly Demonstrates Common Bedside Orthopedic Techniques [App Review]

Oct 21, 2009 by
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A tool for those learning how to do various musculoskeletal procedures. This application is packed with text, pictures, and videos of actual procedures being done. This is the sister application of another app we reviewed, Procedures Consult: Internal Medicine.

App Giveaway, USMLE Buzz Flashcards

Oct 20, 2009 by
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The developer of USMLE Buzz Flash Cards App, Andrew Yu, has graciously given us some promo codes to distribute to our readers. We’re in the process of reviewing this application, but so far we really like it. These flashcards are quick hitting facts that are high yield and useful for Step 1. I’d compare them to the quick hitting facts you’d find at the end of First Aid. I can’t emphasize how high yield these flash cards are. The app [Read more]

Upcoming Medical App to Offer Extremely High Resolution Imaging in the Palm of Your Hand

Oct 19, 2009 by
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MacVideo has an excellent article on an imaging technology that is in the works for the iPhone. It’s called ViSUS and being developed by the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah, now a hotbed for mobile imagining applications. They’ve also developed the ImageVis3D Mobile app and the now famous AnatomyLab App. This improvement in technology should benefit radiologists the most. We’ve reviewed other mobile radiology app viewers, such as OsiriX, but this app promises to offer [Read more]

Procedures – Subclavian Line App Helps Teach You Key Procedure [App Review]

Oct 19, 2009 by
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This application has a focused purpose, teaching you how to put in a subclavian line. The key part of this application is a full video showing the procedure from start to finish. Compared to other procedure applications that contain a variety of procedures, this app distinguishes itself by it’s low cost.

Modality’s You-Tube Video of Their USMLE Question Banks Apps

Oct 17, 2009 by
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Modality develops a few different types of USMLE Q-Banks for the iPhone. They have a nice You-tube video where you can see these Q-banks in action. If you want an in depth review of the Lange Q-banks Modality has to offer check out our review from earlier in the week.

ECG Guide App can help you learn ECGs on your iPhone [App Review]

Oct 16, 2009 by
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This app’s goal is to improve your ECG reading skills. The app has examples of different ECGs, along with detailed sections of teaching you how to read ECGs.

Anatomy Lab App Making Big News, Finally

Oct 16, 2009 by
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The medical app, Anatomy Lab, has been making some big news over the last few days. There have been a good number of blog posts and articles, and CNN.com even has a feature on the app! We actually reviewed the app awhile back in August. We knew back in August how special this app was, we’re happy to see the developers finally getting the praise they are due. Make sure to check out our past review of the app! The [Read more]