By popular request, I decided to create a post with the best iPhone and iPad apps for medical students and healthcare professionals.
Without further ado, here is your list of the best medical iPhone and iPad apps for physicians and medical students.
Top 10 Medical Apps iPhone
Sleep for iPhone
Sleep is a customizable soundboard with 100 relaxing sounds of nature and ambient music. The app has ability to combine different sounds (including your own), specify different volume levels and save your combination.
The Sleep is number one paid Medical app in many countries including US, UK, Germany, Canada, Ireland etc
Using Sleep app you can:
Relax,
Reduce stress,
Sleep and feel better,
Prepare for meditation,
Use for spa ambiance or physiotherapy and much more.
* Completely customizable. Create your own combination from 96 possible sounds save them and use later.
* Every sound in the soundboard has its own volume control.
* iOS 4 background audio support. Play our relaxing sounds while youre using other apps.
* Digital Clock Display with amazing pictures of nature.
* Both Night timers have Fade Out feature.
* Ability to play and combine your iPod music library with our sounds. Mix you favorite jazz melody with gentle sound of rain or combine
* Improved visual help system; we provide a screenshot for every step you can have a question with.
* The app features additional 30 beautiful pictures of nature, which you can save to your Photo library and use as wallpapers (iPhone Only).c
Sleep reviews
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iPharmacy – Pill Identifier and Medication Guide for iPhone
– “Best iPhone App for Prescription Reference” in the O’Reilly book “Best iPhone Apps”,
– Expand drug library to cover 20,000 medication guide
– Expand image library to include 12,000 pill and package images
– Expand Pill Identifier to recognize 30,000 pills by imprint, color and shape!
– Expand NDC library to recognize 200,000 NDC codes
– An essential medication guide of 20,000+ drugs for consumers & professionals!
iPharmacy – Pill Identifier and Medication Guide reviews
: (see more reviews)medications in my work. It’s also a great app for any medical professional or anyone who wants to know more
about medications.
Instant ECG: An Electrocardiogram Rhythms Interpretation Guide for iPhone
Best Electrocardiogram App for the iPhone – INSTANT ECG
Over 140 Exam Questions to test your Electrocardiogram knowledge and interpretation
Reference Netter Images of the Heart, it’s blood supply, MI correlation to the ECG, and myocardial action potential
An ECG Basics section will help teach electrocardiogram interpretation
iAnesthesia also develops other point-of-care solutions:
Pedi Safe: ICU, OR, ED Medications
Drug Infusion: An IV Medication Calculator
Case Logs: A Surgical & Anesthetic Logbook
Instant ECG: An Electrocardiogram Interpretation Guide
Instant ECG was designed as an ECG guide for physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health care professionals. It is an excellent learning tool as well as a quick reference.
ECGs included:
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
Sinus Tachycardia
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Pause
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Fibrillation
Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
1st Degree AV Block
2nd Degree Wenckebach
2nd Degree Mobitz II
3rd Degree AV Block
Wolff-Parkinson White (WPW)
Junction Rhythm
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
Instant ECG: An Electrocardiogram Rhythms Interpretation Guide reviews
: (see more reviews)I recommend ECG guide. It doesn’t have as beautiful an interface as Instant ECG, but the content is much richer. ECG interpret is also a good one with a nice interface and good content.
~ Patagon, paramedic
MedCalc (medical calculator) for iPhone
MedCalc gives you easy access to complicated medical formulas, scores, scales and classifications. Each formula has been individually designed and optimized for the small iPhone screen.
Main features:
A very large ( > 200) selection of relevant formulas, scores, scales and classifications
Detailed information and bibliographic references for each formula
Support for US and SI units, with easy switching from the keypad
Custom overlaid controls: no sliding in and out to input values
Search for equations by name or keywords
Customizable list of favorite equations
Formulas, scores and classifications include (not exhaustive):
A-a O2 Gradient and Ratio
ABCD2 Score
Abbreviated Mental Test
Absolute Neutrophil Count
ADO Index
Age
Allowable Blood Loss
Alvarado Score
Anion Gap (serum,urine)
APACHE II Score
Aphasia Classification
APGAR Score
ASA Classification
Basal Energy Expenditure
Bicarbonate Deficit
Bishop Score
Blatchford Score
BODE Index
Body Mass Index
Body Surface Area
Burn Area
Canadian C-Spine Rule
Canadian CT Head Rule
CAP PIRO Score
Cardiac Output (echo)
Cardiac Output (Fick)
Cardiac Valve Area (Gorlin)
CHADS2 Score
Change In Serum Na
Child-Pugh Classification
Clin. Pulm. Infection Score
Cormack Classification
Corrected Ca (Albumin, Protein)
Corr. Phenytoin (Albumin)
Corrected Na (glucose, lipids, protein)
Corticosteroids Equivalence
CURB-65 Score
CVC Optimal Positioning
and many more…
Baby Connect: track, log, share your child activities for iPhone
“This app is truly the most comprehensive way to log a child’s daily activities” – lilsugar.com
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You can record feedings, nursing, naps, diapers, milestones, pumping, but also the babys mood, temperature, what kind of game hes playing, his gps location, and attach pictures. A web interface is also accessible for free at www.baby-connect.com from any browser, so your nanny or daycare doesn’t need an iphone to view and enter information about your baby.
You can compare with previous day and previous week averages, and view the data on graphs to identify trends. You can view when was the last medicine or vaccine. You can also track weight, height, and head size, compare with the US or International percentiles and display the growth chart.
With Baby Connect, you have access to the updates from the caregiver while you’re away. You can also setup notifications to be immediately informed when something happens, and set a reminder alarm and be notified when it’s time for the next feeding, diaper change, medicine, … Your baby will receive much better care thanks to all the detailed information automatically transmitted to each family member, and to the nanny.
Baby Connect: track, log, share your child activities reviews
: (see more reviews)CONS – Although entering data is easy, using it is not so much. While it displays lots of graphs, they are not the graphs I want. I’d love to see a graph of time between feedings or diapers – that would be useful.
Emailing data out is a nice idea, but not really practical. It goes out as a huge list of text and pictures which is very difficult to do anything with. How about a spreadsheet?
The weight percentile charts it shows don’t take into account the fact that newborns normally lose weight in their first few days. So the charts are deceptive by indicating that your newborn’s weight percentile drops precipitously.
When I first had a play, I found it a little daunting – there’s a lot of stuff you can track with lots of different ways of tracking, so I started with the breastfeeding tracker and progressed to all the other functions. Have been using it for 8 weeks and have the app installed on both my and my husbands iPhones, 2 iPads and we just bought an iPad Touch which we keep with our new son where ever he goes (the iPads are too hard to use with one hand) so we always have the app close by for accurate updates.
My favorite features:
- Tracks everything!
- Easy edit and adding of entries that you missed.
- Sync function rocks!! I always know when he last fed/slept/changed/etc even if I’m not with him. Also, my husband checks to see if our son is sleeping before calling me, just in case I’m sleeping too.
- Reports and .csv reports. The reports provided are already excellent but I really enjoy being able to run my own analysis (e.g. Does Daddy really change as many diapers as he thinks he does
Just get this app. It is brilliant!!!
Muscle Trigger Points for iPhone
A Reference for the most common trigger points and referral patterns for over 70 muscles. Features 100+ trigger points with their corresponding referral patterns. Each muscle includes the visual referral pattern and point location, plus a written muscle action, referral and comments for each muscle. You can choose to view each muscle individually, or use the zones view to see all the muscles that refer into a specific area, a great help in discovering the source of pain.
Trigger points are tight places in a muscle that cause pain to be felt elsewhere in the body. This is great for massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, or anyone wanting to discover the source of muscular pain, and learn about muscle function.
FEATURED IN APPLE’S WHATS HOT FOR TWO WEEKS!
“Any iPhone or iPod Touch user with an interest in the human body may find Real Bodyworks reference app Muscle Trigger Points to be of special interest.” Phone Gear Review
“…the app is quite useful for identifying problem areas and gives us a great visual for pinpointing the problem. ” Slap App Review
iTunes User Reviews:
“SIMPLE & EASY to use, INEXPENSIVE, along with EXCELLENT 3D graphics to help zero-in on areas of each muscle when palpating.” Roc 5/5
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Pill Identifier Lite by Drugs.com for iPhone
Pill Identifier Lite edition is a searchable database which includes more than 10,000 Rx/OTC medications found in the U.S. Features search as you type functionality.
Search by imprint, drug name, shape and color. Access a wealth of information, including; Drug Images, Description/Indication, Pregnancy Category, CSA Schedule, Strength and Rx/OTC availability. Connects to Drugs.com for additional information (where available).
See Also: Purchase the full edition to install more than 7,000 images directly on your mobile device and get additional information such as NDC Codes, Coating, Clarity and Repackagers.
Drugs & Medications for iPhone
FEATURES
- Over 6000 drugs
- Alphabetized Index (Highly requested)
- Support for Landscape mode for FDA Label
- NO INTERNET REQUIRED for Description, Usage, ContraIndications, MORE!
- Now including Drug Manufacturer info
- Now including Route of Administration and Drug Form
- Now including the unique NDC#
- More drug names from other countries!!
- Addition of Drug Manufacturer in the Main page
- FDA SafetyWatch for the latest FDA press releases
- Detail information regarding their usage
- Ability to save favorites
- Advanced Search capability by name or by keyword
- Email capability
- Improved Search Capability to search for any keyword
- Each listing has the brand name and generic name
- FDA label for available for most drugs and is retrieved directly from the FDA.
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FDA labels require an internet connection and contain the following:
* Description
* Clinical pharmacology
* Dosage
* Contraindications
* Warnings
* Adverse Reactions
* Drug interactions
* NonClinical Toxicology
* More!
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* Want to search for diabetes drugs? no problem!
Drugs & Medications reviews
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Learn Muscles : Anatomy Quiz & Reference for iPhone
A great reference, testing and education tool. Includes 138 beautiful muscle images with name, action, origin, insertion and comments, plus audio pronounciation guide, a quiz maker, an action viewer and 6 short videos to create a rich learning experience.
FEATURES:
MUSCLE IMAGES: 138 major muscles, both deep and superficial with all important information and comments.
AUDIO: Pronunciation guide for each muscle.
QUIZ MAKER: Create your own multiple choice quiz on the name, action, origin or insertion… and focus on the leg, arm, torso or head. 480 total questions. If you get it wrong, the app shows the correct muscle image and speaks the name.
ACTION VIEWER: 37 joint action animations with the muscles that do the action, plus comments on the mechanics of each joint.
Learn Muscles : Anatomy Quiz & Reference reviews
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The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2011 for iPhone
The Sanford Guide is the essential resource for healthcare professionals who care for patients with infectious diseases. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2011 application provides fast, convenient access to critical information on treatment of infectious diseases, for timely, effective decisions at the point of care.
Always a pocket guide, still a pocket guide. Portability has been a hallmark of The Sanford Guide for over 40 years. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2011 application extends that portability to iOS4 devices: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The most trusted infectious diseases treatment resource in print now presents the same comprehensive, treatment- focused coverage of infectious diseases and clinical conditions, anti-infective drug information, therapeutic adjuncts and comparative spectra of activity in a clean, uncluttered, device-optimized interface. Based on the Sanford Guide Web Edition, the application features expanded coverage of topics compared to the print edition.
Other than for the initial download and to receive updates, the application may be used fully without the need for connectivity. Maximum screen space is devoted to the display of content by limiting buttons to those considered to be most essential: Home, Back and Search. All buttons are located on the application menu bar. The Index is activated by the search button on the application menu bar. The same button also hides the keyboard for full screen display of Index topics. For more about the application and the Sanford Guide, use the Info button on the launch screen.
Content queries are begun on the launch screen using a searchable Index or four Rapid Reference categories. Diseases and Clinical Conditions are organized by type (bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic and viral). Bacterial diseases are further organized by site of infection and organism. Drug Information is similarly organized by type. Therapeutic Adjuncts include post-exposure antimicrobial prophylaxis (e.g., hepatitis, HIV, rabies), as well as preventative prophylaxis for surgical procedures and post-transplants. Comparison Tables include activity spectra tables for bacteria, fungi and viruses. These tables are color-coded for ease of use.
Extensive internal links provide efficient navigation to related content. For instance, drug regimens on disease pages are linked to corresponding pages for each drug containing comprehensive information on usage, dosing, adverse effects, activity, pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and drug-drug interactions. Broad topics such as meningitis and pneumonia include Overview pages with an outline and links to all sub-topics for that disease.
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2011 reviews
: (see more reviews)Now that the Sanford Guide is available as an iPad/iPhone app, I was hopeful it would retain the usefulness of the print version in quickly referring to the information by flipping to the right section by the tabs on the spine. Though the information is arranged slightly differently, it is still easily found at the POC.
All the information is cross-referenced, with up to date recommendations. To it’s favor, the cryptic abbreviations used in the pocket version are replaced with full text. (RFP vs. RFB anyone?)
The main drawback is the price: $29.99?! The pocket version was about $10 "back in the day."
Suggestions for future versions: the app asks me for my current location. How about some reports on local resistance patterns or infectious disease outbreak reports?
