10 best medical apps - updated october 2011
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10 Best Medical Apps for Palm and the PocketPClast updated June 20, 2008
Paul AlbertWeill Cornell Medical College
10 Best Medical Apps for Palm and the PocketPClast updated June 20, 2008
Paul AlbertWeill Cornell Medical College
10 Best Medical AppsLast updated Oct. 26, 2011, 1:06:32 pm EST
Paul AlbertWeill Cornell Medical College
http://www.slideshare.net/vrhrc/medical-applications-for-mobile-devices
uCentralFrom Unbound Medicine. Contains three popular clinical resources:
• 5-Minute Clinical Consult• 5-Minute Pediatric Consult• Harrison's Manual of
Medicine
Platform: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Palm, WindowsCost: institutional subscription
First ConsultEvidence-based answers to clinical questions.
• Succinct summaries of the literature
• Includes diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, preventions, guidelines, etc.
Platform: iOSCost: institutional subscription; comes with MD Consult
Calculate by QxMD150 unique calculators and decision support tools, grouped by specialty or select “all”
Platform: iOS, AndroidCost: freeSimilar apps:• Archimedes (within the free
Skyscape app)• MedMath (within the free
Epocrates app)• MedCalc ($0.99)
PubMed on TapSearch PubMed to find and display reference information.
• keeps record of recent searches
• filter by full text• advanced and Boolean
searching
Platform: iOSCost: $2.99
VisualDxEnter patient findings and create a di!erential diagnosis.
• Not just rashes!• 16,000 images representing
over 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, and infections
Platform: iOS, AndroidCost: institutional subscription
AHRQ ePSSA quick reference for primary care prevention.
Assists primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for patients with specific characteristics.
Platform: iOS, AndroidCost: free
MicromedexEasy-to-locate information about drugs.
• Filter by drug or drug class• Generic names, dosing and
indications, contraindications, interactions, adverse e!ects, pharmacokinetics, etc.
• A little buggy?
Platform: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Palm, PocketPCCost: institutional subscription
MedscapeLots and lots of content:
• 7,000+ drug references• 3,500+ disease clinical
references• 2,500+ clinical images and
procedure videos• drug interaction tool checker• CME activities
Platform: iOS, AndroidCost: free
EpocratesRecipient of recent facelift. Suite of products:
• Free – drug monographs and interaction checker, pill identifier (constant nagging!)
• Premium – herbal medicines, disease images, ICD-9 and CPT codes, medical dictionary, disease monographs
Platform: iOS, BlackBerryPalm, Android, Windows MobileCost: free, $99, $159, $199
SkyscapeA longstanding all-in-one app.
• medical calculators (Archimedes)• periodically updated medical news
alerts• practice guidelines• paid textbooks (e.g., Netter‘s)• drug reference (RxDrugs)• disease monographs (Outlines in
Clinical Medicine)
Platform: iOS, AndroidCost:
Mobile-optimized sites
Unbound MEDLINEPowerful and intuitive interface.Diseases and drug are well-disambiguated making the browsing process surprisingly non-horrible for a database with 20 million records.
Platform: webCost: free
Read more• This presentation – http://slidesha.re/10medapps
• Top 20 Free iPhone Medical Apps For Health Care Professionals – http://bit.ly/20medapps
• Georgetown Medical Library’s research guide – http://bit.ly/GTmedapps