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

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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.

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

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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

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.

Lange Q&A USMLE Step 2 CK Question Bank [App Review]

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A full featured Q-bank at the palm of your hand. This Q-bank contains over 1,100 questions. The questions are divided into categories similar to the computer based Q-banks of Kaplan and USMLE World. This app tries to emulate many of the features found in the computer based Q-banks.

eRoentgen App Helps Physicians Choose Appropriate Imagine Studies [App Review]

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This app helps you choose appropriate imaging studies based on the diagnosis and symptoms you provide.

Lumbar Puncture Procedures App Review & Merck Manual – Home Edition App News

1)PalmDoc.net has a great review on an app to help you train for performing lumbar punctures. The last app we reviewed, Procedures Consult-Internal Medicine, also has an excellent example of how to perform lumbar punctures. But the beauty of the Lumbar Puncture app is it’s only $1.99, as compared to the $40 for Procedures Consult. Procedures Consult consult packs 25 different procedures, so if you just need something for Lumbar Punctures, check out the LP Procedures app instead. 2) Merck [Read more]

Modality Brings Procedures Consult App to the iPhone, We’re Blown Away [App Review]

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A tool for those learning how to do various procedures. This application is packed with text, pictures, and videos of actual procedures being done. Examples of procedures demonstrated are thoracentesis, abdominal paracentesis, and many more. This is the sister application of another app we reviewed, Procedures Consult: Musculoskeletal.

Partnership with the iPhone App Review Site

To our readers- 1) Just wanted everyone to know we’re working with the theiphoneappreview site to bring some of our older content to a bigger audience. They will be re-posting some of our older posts, if you click on over to their site you’ll see what I mean. We encourage our readers to check out their site for all your non-medically related app reviews/news. They have some great reviews and they periodically give away promo codes for apps on their [Read more]

Price Drops on Pre-Test, First Aid, and Lange Q&A Medical Apps

There are some price drops happening on some of the medical apps made by Modality. The drops are on some of their "study apps". The apps included are all the Pre-Test versions, First Aid Q&A for USMLE Step 1, Lange Q&A: USMLE Step 3 and USMLE Step 2 CK. The prices of these apps are dropping 25% until October 31st. My assumption is they’re doing this because we’re in the midst of board studying season. We’re actually reviewing another Modality [Read more]

Netter’s Musculoskeletal Flash Cards App Brings Back Classic Netter Drawings [App Review]

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These flashcards try to emulate the tangible Netter’s flash cards you can find at the bookstore. This app’s goal is to help you during the musculoskeletal section of gross anatomy.