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For Internal Medicine Students, the Pretest Medicine App Serves as a Useful Review

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This is an app review for Pretest Medicine, written by a third-year medical student who recently completed the internal medicine rotation. This app is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Pretest Psychiatry app review, not the best choice for board prep

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App review for Pretest Psychiatry, written by a third-year medical student. This app is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Thieme Atlas of Anatomy iPad App is a great review tool but comes at a price

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ModalityBODY Thieme Atlas of Anatomy App, an interactive app for medical students and physicians, is a great resource but it comes at a hefty cost.

First Aid Q&A iPhone app for USMLE Step 1 is a great resource, but not for everyone

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Part of the popular First Aid series, this app is a great resource for medical students preparing for Step 1. However, certain deficits mean it is not for everyone.

PreTest Pharmacology successfully makes the jump to mobile

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PreTest Pharmacology is designed for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 and general pharmacology exams. While is well designed resource, its price may be an issue.

Epocrates acquisition of Modality makes sense while Android users could be left out in the cold

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Epocrates acquisition of Modality makes sense. However, Android users could be left out in the cold based on the track record of both companies.

Top 5 Medical Apps for the Upcoming iPad [Health Care Professionals Edition]

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Top 5 Medical Apps for the Upcoming iPad

Procedures Consult: Family Medicine App aimed at Primary Care Providers [App Review]

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A versatile app covering 27 common procedures that are used by primary care providers. This application is packed with videos, images, and text.

Procedures – Hospital Collection App: 15 Procedures Taught With Extensive Multimedia [App Review and Comparison]

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This is a review of the iPhone medical app, Procedures Hospital Collection. This app uses extensive multimedia to teach you 15 key medical procedures.

Anatomy Apps: Clemente’s, Rohen’s, and Moore’s Anatomy Flash Card Apps: Similar User Interface, but Different Images, Could Be Used for Patient Education [App Review]

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This is a review of 3 Anatomy Apps developed by Modality, but from the following textbooks: Clemente’s, Rohen’s, and Moore’s. We comment on how these applications could take advantage of the iPad’s screen size and resolution and be used to visually educate patients on specific anatomic pathologies.

Nexus One and the Android Family vs. the iPhone: What’s the Medical Professional To Do?

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The momentum and enthusiasm in the mobile technology world is, these days, clearly with Google.  The question for many people is whether to go with the reigning champion of the mobile device world(arguably Apple) or to take a chance on the challenger. The Nexus One, the flagship of the Android family of mobile devices, was unveiled to much fanfare in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The veritable King Midas of the online world had finally [Read more]

Campbell’s Operative Orthopedics App for the iPhone: What Every Orthopedic Surgeon Wants [App Review]

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Campbell’s Operative Orthopedics is a cornerstone of any orthopedic surgeon’s library. This book has been transformed to an iPhone / iPod Touch Application, providing a crucial method for orthopedic providers to access the knowledge in the Campbell’s text.