A review of ECG CALC, an ECG learning app for interpreting ECGs.
Tag: ECG app
ECG Analysis App allows users to upload photos of an ECG for analysis
Though this medical app provides a comprehensive overview of ECG interpretation, it’s difficult to navigate and not safely applicable to patient care.
Electrocardiogram ECG Types for Android is visually pleasing but lacks transparency and authority
Electrocardiogram ECG Types is an Android app most useful for students as a learning tool, though it is unclear where information is coming from
NJ High School Student Wins Competition with mHealth Invention
National Public Radio (NPR) announced that Catherine Wong, a 17 year old New Jersey high school junior, won its Joe’s Big Idea competition with an mHealth innovation. The competition is a project of one of NPR Science Correspondent, Joe Palca. It focuses on examining where big ideas arise from and how something moves from an idea to a discovery.
Heart ECG Handbook app for Android shows dangers of blindly trusting mobile medical content
NP’s Heart ECG Handbook attempts to educate users and even “medical doctors” on ECG interpretation, but fails miserably. Other than the nicely designed scrolling of ECG strips, there is really nothing positive about this app. Not only is limited in its ECG library, but the app is filled with confusing or even incorrect information.
