ECG Apps Reviewed – Improve your ECG Interpreation Skills
With our post today of the ECG Interpreter, we’ve reviewed three of the main ECG Apps in the App Store.
The following are the links to each. We also plan on having a comprehensive review comparing the three to each other. Each app has it’s positives and negatives, but if you read into our posts, you can probably tell the app that will most likely win in our comparison.
ECG Interpreter
Instant ECG
The ECG Guide
In other news, we plan on rolling out quite a few reviews of diverse exciting medical apps in the next few weeks, so be on the look out.
ECG Interpreter App – Does this get our heart beating? [App Review]
Current Clinical Strategies Publishing recently sent us some free promo codes for this app, ECG Interpreter(you may have noticed) and we were thrilled by the last app we reviewed by them, ACLS Advisor. So then naturally, we had high expectations for this medical app. ECG Interpreter is relatively inexpensive at $1.99(current price), but with so many ECG apps out there we wanted to know if this app was on par with similar applications and if it met our high expectations.
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App Giveaway: ECG Interpreter
The developer for ECG Interpreter gave us 10 promo codes to give our to our readers. We plan on having a review of this app up on Monday, but in the meantime we’d like to hear what you think. If you use a promo code make sure to leave a comment letting others know which one you used, and let us know how the app works for you. This app actually attempts to give you a reading for an ECG based on variables you input, which is different than the other ECG apps we’ve reviewed.
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Is the Instant ECG App Better Than the ECG Guide for the iPhone? We crown the best ECG app [App Review]
The interpretation of ECGs is a difficult art to master for medical students and house officers alike. We are all taught to keep to the “Dubin method” and work through each 12-lead study with consistent patience no matter how abnormal the ECG initially appears. A particularly talented cardiologist once told me that ECG interpretation is often equal parts evidence based science, art, and gut feeling. So how is one to navigate the complexities of ECG interpretation without getting overwhelmed? Instant ECG, a well polished ECG interpretation and study guide by iAnesthesia LLC, is how. Currently the app is on sale for $0.99 in the App Store. I have used this application for 2 weeks (although not on a cardiology service), and so far am extremely pleased with the results. I’ve also used the ECG guide, which was previously reviewed on this site. In the the conclusion I’ll discuss my favored app.
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