The document discusses various medical apps available for the iPhone and iPad that can be used for patient education, monitoring, medical reference, clinical guidelines, diagnostics, and productivity. It notes strengths like accessibility of medical resources and references, but also weaknesses like an inability to project for presentations or multitask.
The Future of Activity Monitoring: Innovating Beyond Steps, Sleep, and Speedctorgan
What will the future of activity monitoring bring? What are some new and novel applications? Where is there potential for new commercial partnerships and collaborations? In this invited presentation, I explore how we might interact with movement-tracking sensors in the future and consider novel relationships that cross design, data, functionality, experience, and even species.
Presented in TamilNadu Orthopedic Association annual conference, Feb 2016.
Give insights on how mobile apps can be used efficiently by Ortho residents?
How apps help in educating patients?
Apps in surgical planning, private practice etc
Applications of robotics in healthcare and medical devicesEMMAIntl
The platform of Robotics facilitates automation in any industry. It uses various streams of Engineering including Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical, and is primarily used to build intelligent machines where human safety is of major concern. Generally, the major components include a brain or the main controller, sensors that provide the surrounding data to the brain, and the assembly or the body of the robot which may include motors, arms, or axles. The controller is coded along with sensors, and together, they facilitate movements based on the commands from the user...
Future Technological Practices: Medical Librarians’ Skills and Information Structures for Continued Effectiveness in a Changing Environment
Patricia F. Anderson, Skye Bickett, AHIP, Joanne Doucette, Pamela R. Herring, AHIP, Judith Kammerer, AHIP, Andrea Kepsel, AHIP, Tierney Lyons, Scott McLachlan, Ingrid Tonnison, and Lin Wu, AHIP
Bjoern Eskofier: Keynote at DSAI & TISHW 2016 ConferenceBjoern Eskofier
Ubiquitous Health:
Wearable Computing Systems that Promote Healthy Living and Transform Health Care
The fast-growing costs of acute care are pushing the healthcare systems worldwide to a limit. Globally, we are coming to realize that we cannot afford to provide everybody with access to unlimited healthcare services in the light of current demographic changes. An alternative approach is emerging that focuses on “keeping people healthy” through primary and secondary prevention in all phases of life. This paradigm shift in the healthcare systems is demanding research in ambient, sensor-enhanced assistive technologies that “keep people outside of the hospital”. Therefore, a fast-growing interest exists for wearable and pervasive computing systems and ambient assistive technology that aim at ubiquitous health promotion for individuals in the home and community settings.
The talk will present several examples for associated research projects in the fields of sports, health, and medicine. A particular example is the miLife research project (Fig. 1). In this project, we i) implemented ambient sensors for physiological (ECG, EMG, ...) and biomechanical (accelerometer, gyroscope, ...) data recording, ii) used pervasive computing systems (e.g. in smartphones or smarthomes) for monitoring and signal processing, and iii) employed data base technology, machine learning algorithms, and simulation models in order to provide accurate information to sportsmen, patients, and caregivers in numerous applications that aimed at promoting healthy living and improving health care.
The talk will also present further research challenges that exist in the field of wearable and pervasive computing systems for ubiquitous health support. Example challenges are the required signal processing and machine learning algorithms that need to be computationally efficient yet sufficiently accurate, but also comprehensive databases, simulative data analysis and holistic data mining strategies. The outlook of the presentation will focus on future research directions that aim at contributing to the above mentioned paradigm shift in global healthcare systems by the use of wearable and pervasive computing systems for ubiquitous health support.
On the future of healthcare - it’s less about being sick, more about staying well & healthy - the ages of Genomic medicine and Self monitoring will lead to healthcare which becomes consumer-driven, engaging, addictive, fun and social – in short: Precise, Participatory, Predictive & Preventive
The Future of Activity Monitoring: Innovating Beyond Steps, Sleep, and Speedctorgan
What will the future of activity monitoring bring? What are some new and novel applications? Where is there potential for new commercial partnerships and collaborations? In this invited presentation, I explore how we might interact with movement-tracking sensors in the future and consider novel relationships that cross design, data, functionality, experience, and even species.
Presented in TamilNadu Orthopedic Association annual conference, Feb 2016.
Give insights on how mobile apps can be used efficiently by Ortho residents?
How apps help in educating patients?
Apps in surgical planning, private practice etc
Applications of robotics in healthcare and medical devicesEMMAIntl
The platform of Robotics facilitates automation in any industry. It uses various streams of Engineering including Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical, and is primarily used to build intelligent machines where human safety is of major concern. Generally, the major components include a brain or the main controller, sensors that provide the surrounding data to the brain, and the assembly or the body of the robot which may include motors, arms, or axles. The controller is coded along with sensors, and together, they facilitate movements based on the commands from the user...
Future Technological Practices: Medical Librarians’ Skills and Information Structures for Continued Effectiveness in a Changing Environment
Patricia F. Anderson, Skye Bickett, AHIP, Joanne Doucette, Pamela R. Herring, AHIP, Judith Kammerer, AHIP, Andrea Kepsel, AHIP, Tierney Lyons, Scott McLachlan, Ingrid Tonnison, and Lin Wu, AHIP
Bjoern Eskofier: Keynote at DSAI & TISHW 2016 ConferenceBjoern Eskofier
Ubiquitous Health:
Wearable Computing Systems that Promote Healthy Living and Transform Health Care
The fast-growing costs of acute care are pushing the healthcare systems worldwide to a limit. Globally, we are coming to realize that we cannot afford to provide everybody with access to unlimited healthcare services in the light of current demographic changes. An alternative approach is emerging that focuses on “keeping people healthy” through primary and secondary prevention in all phases of life. This paradigm shift in the healthcare systems is demanding research in ambient, sensor-enhanced assistive technologies that “keep people outside of the hospital”. Therefore, a fast-growing interest exists for wearable and pervasive computing systems and ambient assistive technology that aim at ubiquitous health promotion for individuals in the home and community settings.
The talk will present several examples for associated research projects in the fields of sports, health, and medicine. A particular example is the miLife research project (Fig. 1). In this project, we i) implemented ambient sensors for physiological (ECG, EMG, ...) and biomechanical (accelerometer, gyroscope, ...) data recording, ii) used pervasive computing systems (e.g. in smartphones or smarthomes) for monitoring and signal processing, and iii) employed data base technology, machine learning algorithms, and simulation models in order to provide accurate information to sportsmen, patients, and caregivers in numerous applications that aimed at promoting healthy living and improving health care.
The talk will also present further research challenges that exist in the field of wearable and pervasive computing systems for ubiquitous health support. Example challenges are the required signal processing and machine learning algorithms that need to be computationally efficient yet sufficiently accurate, but also comprehensive databases, simulative data analysis and holistic data mining strategies. The outlook of the presentation will focus on future research directions that aim at contributing to the above mentioned paradigm shift in global healthcare systems by the use of wearable and pervasive computing systems for ubiquitous health support.
On the future of healthcare - it’s less about being sick, more about staying well & healthy - the ages of Genomic medicine and Self monitoring will lead to healthcare which becomes consumer-driven, engaging, addictive, fun and social – in short: Precise, Participatory, Predictive & Preventive
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Muktapishti is a traditional Ayurvedic preparation made from Shoditha Mukta (Purified Pearl), is believed to help regulate thyroid function and reduce symptoms of hyperthyroidism due to its cooling and balancing properties. Clinical evidence on its efficacy remains limited, necessitating further research to validate its therapeutic benefits.
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What’s in your pocket
1. What’s in your pocket? Medical Apps
for iPhones, iPads…
Rebecca Raworth, IMP Librarian, Nov. 2, 2010
Image on left from http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/04/ipad-healthcare-review-medical-care-use/
Today I’m going to show you some iPhone and/or iPad apps and mobile websites. Some apps are free, some cost money, and some useful tools are on the Internet and don’t need an app as they can be accessed directly on Safari (browser).
Let people know that a drawback of the iphone and ipad for teaching purposes is that it can only display on a projector Apple propriety apps, so I have to show you want the apps look like with images on ppt. I have brought my ipad and iphone here for those who want to explore them.
Why am I doing this presentation? Because I think ipads and iphones and other wireless devices aren’t just fun fads, they’re the future of medicine. Can save health care costs by monitoring people outside of hospital beds. The Federal Communications Commission and the Food & Drug Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 27, 2010 that each agency would work with the other to create an efficient regulatory structure for wireless-enabled medical devices and services. The agreement has a five-year sunset provision built into it.
Smart band-aid sticks on your body and has sensors that measure your heart rate and perform real time analysis. This can link to a wireless device so that you get the info on your iphone no matter where the patient is. Th4ey already exist for physiological processes (blood pressure, activity level level, persperation…
Last week I took part in a webinar called “Medicine & the iPad: lessons from an early adopter” by Dr. Don Dizon.
Dizon explained how he has implemented the iPad into his medical practice, he initially planned to use the iPad for personal use but now uses it 80% of the time for professional purposes. He used to use a tablet PC but much prefers the iPad for its weight and great images.Dr. Dizon is the Director of Medical Oncology, Integrative Care, and Co-Director of the Center for Sexuality, Intimacy and Fertility at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. He is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Associate Professor of Medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
You don’t need an app for everything as many sites are mobile-enabled
Keeping up to date
NEJM pdf article view
Same article but I’ve used my fingers to make the print appear bigger
But remember that both the iPad and the iPod Touch and the iPhone also have internet access via Safari. Sometimes you’ll find what you want on the internet and won’t need an app.
Many websites can tell when you are accessing them via a smartphone and automatically show you the mobile version of their website.
Current Awareness
Nejm – more and more journals have iphone/ipad app
NEJM This week iphone app – access full text of current issue (free for now), articles published online in past 7 days, classic images in clinical medicine, weekly audio summaries, and more…
Pubmed On Tap
Where to find apps:
There are more than 5000 healthcare apps for smartphones* (Pew Internet Project, 2009)
YouTube has a growing collection of medical-related content
Lots of good, free apps available, also through itunes. You can buy them via iTunes on your laptop, pc, smartphone or iPad
Some apps require you to register first, most don’t
Physician-patient relationship & education
The screen size allows for visibility for more than one person so it’s good for patient education. A doctor can actively engage the patient while writing or typing on a tablet, no different than they would with a notepad or chart in front of them. It’s ideal as docs don’t have to turn their backs on patients to enter info into a desktop computer or have a laptop screen between them. The Mayo clinic has videos of procedures for patients to view
Cedars-sinai medical center – iPads being used to enhance physician-patient relationship and for patient education.
The Florida Hospital for Children uses iPads as a way of explaining tests such as CT scans and MRIs to children with videos and interactive Q & A features.
St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho has loaded educational videos on iPads so that patients can learn about heart and vascular procedures.
Australia – Aborginal health workers are using the iPad in daily rounds with elderly patients at their home as the iPads are connected to a secure database in Sydney
Ormond Beach, Florida – Florida hospital, oceanside uses an iPad to conduct speech therapy with stroke patients. The patients speak through the iPad or iPhone to their care team
Chicago - a plastic surgeon uses the iPad to demonstrate to patients what they might look like after breast reconstructive surgery
an emergency room doctor showing patients radiographs of their injuries (photo)
St. Louis, MO: Children’s Hospital uses iPads for education, distraction and preparation by showing patients how physicians prepare for surgery, and educating patients about their procedures or conditions
-other places are using iPads for checking X-ray images EKGs and patient monitoring programs
Diagnosis & Patient Monitoring
Jikei – launched an iPhone app to help assist diagnosing stroke systems in patients. The system sends CT images of brain aneurysm patients to doctors’ iPhones so that decisions for surgery can be made quickly
Kaweah Delta Health Care uses iPads for x-ray images, EKG results and other patient monitoring programs
it's lighter than a laptop and has a longer battery life than many laptops, making it convenient for doctors to take on rounds.“
And now a team of doctors at a hospital run by Kobe University has actually used the iPad during a surgery as a display. In the video embedded below, you can see a doctor (or assistant) zooming in and out of images shown on the iPad’s screen during the procedure.
It’s not really an elegant solution, as not only the device is wrapped in plastic, but it also requires two people to hold it in place and to show the screen to doctors.
Electronic medical records
the iPad is light weight and very portable, allow doctors to view electronic medical records, wherever they are
Can be integrated with EHRs/EMRs and point of care systems
Emergency room doctors are using them to order lab tests and medication
Another hospital that has embraced the iPad is MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island. Once doctors there learned that they could access the hospital's electronic medical records with the iPad, 'it went through here like wildfire,' said Dr. Richard Watson, an emergency room physician at MetroSouth. 'At least half of our staff here in the emergency room has their own iPad and carries it and uses it.'“
Save paper, go green
Save paper, go green some docs are having their patients use ipads to fill out paperwork
Reference
-medical residents are using them as a quick reference to look up drug interactions and medical conditions
Easy to carry a library of medical reference texts around
Saves Time
Dictation instead of typing or writing notes
Listening to medical podcasts while exercising or doing something else
Geolocation
Compass and camera and gpps allow for development of an augmented reality app which could help navigate a clinician or patient around a hospital or find a test in the library
Another example of patient education
Patient monitoring
Airstrip cardiology monitoring
Also makes one for obs that includes fetal heartbeat and maternal contraction patterns — in virtual real-time directly from the labor and delivery unit to a medical professional's mobile wireless device
AirStrip OB
• Approved by FDA in 2006.
• Owned by AirStrip Technologies, San Antonio, Texas.
• Works with iPhone, BlackBerry and a variety of Windows Mobile devices.
• Requires a password and user ID, complies with federal privacy laws.
• Similar applications are now in the advanced stages of development for cardiology and critical care, with a goal of seeking FDA clearance soon.
• Now being used at the Birthplace at Community Hospital in New Port Richey and the Baby Suites at Brandon Regional Hospital.
Visit www.airstriptech.com for more information. Visit www.communityhospitalnpr.com for information about the Birthplace.
Before physicians and nurses can use AirStrip Technologies solutions, their hospital must acquire a server that is provided and installed by AirStrip. The hospital must also have the correct interfaces between the AirStrip applications and hospital systems providing the data.
AirStrip applications are provided to doctors via subscriptions, which are purchased by the hospital for physicians. Check with your hospital for availability.
Doctors who want to use AirStrip must have a smartphone or other mobile device with a data plan. AirStrip solutions work on a wide variety of supported devices on virtually every cell phone carrier.
Once the first three steps are completed, prospective users can register their device and download the software. Upon completing the registration process, users will receive download instructions via email. Click here to register now.
More and more med schools, including the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, are handing out iPads to new med students. They load them with medical texts and more so that the students have a library at their fingertips, wherever they go. Students often add flashcards and other study guides and mnemonics guides and visual diagnosis keys
Loyola Univ - has given iPads to all of its orthopedic residents as part of a pilot program
NOSM's Incoming Medical Students Will Use iPads to Access Interactive Medical Applications and CollaborateThe Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) Entry Class of 2010 have started their classes well equipped to access interactive, experiential medical applications and references, no matter where they may be studying as part of NOSM's distributed, community-engaged medical education model. "The iPads will also provide the students with flexible access to innovative applications, curriculum resources and collaboration tools," says NOSM's Director of Technology and Information Management Support, Tariq Al-Idrissi. NOSM is the first medical school in Canada, and the third in North America, to distribute iPads to medical students as part of their technology package, which is paid for by student technology fees. Textbooks and journals are available on the iPads
Stanford - Students commencing medical school and master's of medicine program at Stanford this year will all get an Apple iPad. The school is trialing a program to see whether the devices are practical to integrate into the academic curriculum and they want to save paper and “go green”. More from Stanford officials:
The decision to provide the devices was prompted by a desire to give students flexible access to the content that they need whether it is a virtual cadaver in dissection lab, annotated lecture slides and videos in the classroom, or journal articles for evidence-based practice in clinic.
UC Irvine’s incoming med students each received Apple iPad tablet computers loaded with everything necessary for the initial year of course work.
University of Chicago Medical Center plans to provide iPads to all of its internal medicine residents, expanding on a pilot program launched earlier this year. Pulmonary specialists at the hospital also use iPads to explain lung disease to their patients.
Test preparation: flashcards, texts, heart rhythms and EKGs…
Here’s an example of some Skyscape student apps and prices
Reference
Skyscape sells medical books for iPads and iPhones. These all cost money. For physicians they have over 600 clinical resources in over 35 specialties, current guidelines…
Android, Blackberry, iphone/ipad/ipodtouch/palm/symbian/windows mobile/pocket pc
Unbound medicine also sells books: drug guides, medical references, lab and diagnostics, dictionaries, evidence tools, etc. All cost money, 99 cents to $160 for each app
Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy – Skyscape - $76.95 (or $14.95 for individual sections, for example, “lower limb”)
In middle is Netter’s musculoskeletal flash cards – $39.95
What I liked about this app:
Frank Netter’s beautiful drawings
ability to search easily for a structure
radiographic and MRI correlates of anatomy
quiz mode useful for exam review
opportunity to use professional anatomy drawings to explain a problem or a procedure to a patient
textbooks
Free
Some titles are stand alone apps not amalgamated with other titles
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Professional edition 29.99
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
An electrocardiogram rhythms interpretation guide that helps you learn and review ECG patterns
99 cents Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Study guides
There are quite a few specialty apps, too, like this neurosurgery one
Lots of flashcards available for studying, too
Clinical Practice - Imaging
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad 19.99
OsiriX has been specifically designed for navigation and visualization of multimodality and multidimensional images: 2D Viewer, 3D Viewer, 4D Viewer (3D series with temporal dimension, for example: Cardiac-CT) and 5D Viewer (3D series with temporal and functional dimensions, for example: Cardiac-PET-CT). Allows you to download standard DICOM format images
Zoom, pan, change contrast on images with finger motions & also measure parts of the image (apple devices only)
Can search by patient
iAnatomy
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
99 cents
anatomy atlas of the face, neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis.-75 images with 60 actual CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis-New cadaveric images of the face and neck!
Free
Telemedicine and mobile healthcare (mHealth) are changing the way that medicine is practiced today.
ResolutionMD Mobile enables information and images to be accessed by healthcare professionals at a convenient time and place. ResolutionMD Mobile delivers a complete acute telemedicine solution directly to your mobile device. It provides the instant access to 2D & 3D images and reports regardless of the patient's location. You can now provide the same level of care that you would if you were actually there with the patient.
Support for both Wi-Fi and cellular data networks (including 3G & 4G) allows for cost-effective delivery of world-class care to even the most remote patient populations.
Licensed by Health Canada for diagnostic purposes
Clinical Practice – medical calculator
Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad and more
Huge selection of formulas
Bibliographic refs for each formula
Can customize list of your favorite equations
99 cents
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Helps perform differential diagnosis
free
Clinical guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines
PEPID – free and pay version
Clinical decision support info/tools
Has a drug interactions generator that resides on the device so you don’t need a wireless, lab manual, dosing information, EBM, drug db, symptom checker…
Drug information
Iphone/ipod/blackberry/palm/android/online/windows mobile
Continually updated clinical data: drug interactions, dictionary, symptom assessment, calculator
There are four different versions of Epocrates you can have on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Each version offers different features and subscription fees. The default application in the App Store is free, which is what I’m showing you.
Epocrates Rx (Free)
Epocrates Rx Pro ($99 per year)
Epocrates Essentials ($159 per year)
Epocrates Essentials Deluxe ($199 per year)
Here’s an example of the drug interactions screenshots
There’s also Drug Info – Information on thousands of drugs. This includes mechanism of action, pharmacology, drug pricing, ability to add custom notes, and all the other basic drug info you could possibly want.
In the paid versions of Epocrates there’s also an infectious disease treatment guide, a brand name OTC drug products section, a section on alternative meds and an IV compatibility checker, disease monographs etc.
Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
30 day free trial – dental & pharmacotherapy dbs
Medical software for smartphones, PDA, and desktops - specializing in pharmacology, drug interactions, dental info, disease, formulary services, ...
ICD codes
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
29.99
Free – many paid apps have free versions too, that do less
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Free Snellen Eye Chart lets you randomize the Snellen or Tumbling eye chart with smooth animation
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
iWorks – documents may be converted to MSWord and exported back to the PC
PDF Reader pro (.99 cents)– a pdf reader, can save files from a web browser, search for specific words, send emails from within the app
Evernote (free) – note taking software syncs notes between my pc and ipad. Store web clippings & photos
Amazon Kindle app
Instapaper - Description
Save web pages for later offline reading, optimized for readability on your iPhone or iPod touch's screen. Free for iPhone/iPod. $5 for iPad
-free
Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers.
Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!). If you edit a document in the dropbox folder at home as soon as you press Save dropbox will sync the file with all your other computers and mobile devices. Because copies of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers, you can also access them from any computer or mobile device using the Dropbox website. You can read what you’ve saved on dropbox even if you’re out of wifi range
Dropbox replaces:
Emailing file attachments to yourself and other people
Using USB drives to move files between computers
Renaming files to keep a history of previous versions
Complicated backup software and hardware
Dictation
allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard. With Dragon Dictation you can also dictate status updates directly to your Social Networking applications (Facebook and Twitter) or send notes and reminders to yourself….all using your voice. So when you’re on-the-go, stop typing and start speaking – from short text messages to longer email messages, and anything in between.
Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your notable life using your computer, phone, and the web. And it’s free.
Capture it - Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe.
Organize it - Everything you capture is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. If you like, you can add tags or organize notes into different notebooks.
Find anything fast - Search for notes by keywords, titles, and tags. Evernote magically makes printed and handwritten text inside your images searchable, too.
Access it anywhere as it automatically syncs with your laptop/desktop/mobile device/phone
CME & staying up to date
Lots of specialty podcasts (dental, dermatology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology…)
Lots of journals have podcasts, too.
Johns Hopkins
Mayo Clinic
CDC
Lancet
CBC’s white coat, black art
Lots of non-medical apps for fun:
Alice in Wonderland – interactive kids books
Books (iBooks, Kobo, Kindle…)
Tide tables, music, art
Recipes (epicurious)
newspapers
Star walk $5
Hold the iPad up to the night sky and move it around, and this app will show you exactly what stars, galaxies, planets, and other objects you’re looking at. It pops up constellations as they appear and plays spacey ambient music in the background. Has a moon phase display…
I don’t have time to look through so many apps. Where can I find reviews of good apps?
MobiHealth
Another medical apps review site
Doesn’t support flash but can see videos on YouTube
Can the iPad become the iGerm?
-use disinfectant cleaner every day
-if using with patients don’t put down on patient’s bed or table, use an iPad stand
J Hosp Infect. 2010 Jun;75(2):138-9. Epub 2010 Mar 17.
The necktie as a potential vector of infection: are doctors happy to do without?
McGovern B, Doyle E, Fenelon LE, FitzGerald SF.
PMID: 20299125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
The future - Iphone can synchronize with medical devices such as glucose monitors and obstetrical equipment. The FDA has been monitoring this kind of use and an FDA official has stated that the iphone may ultimately be regulated as a medical device!
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