iPhone dev

[xaelia]

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Hey all -

Just idly downloaded the iPhone dev suite to fuss with; was thinking of putting together a basic free iPhone (on the level of fanciness as the WikiEM from Harbor) that's basically a collection of cheat sheets for questions needed to ask for focused H&P for various chief complaints. Targeted at med students rotating through EM, off-service residents, interns etc who need a quick outside-the-room refresher of everything they should ask - i.e., for back pain, ask saddle anesthesia, weight loss, etc. with a short educational blurb for what diagnosis from the differential those questions are relevant for.

So, if this doesn't interest anyone and I'd be wasting my time, that's useful feedback.

Or, if anyone would like to contribute a chief complaint and the questions to be asked with their own little blurb, that would be excellent as well, and I'd happily attribute the content to you if desired.

 

[NYCmudphud]

I think it would be very useful, especially for students who feel a bit lost at first, when they have to interview their first few patients in the ER, knowing nothing other than the chief complaint.

I'd be happy to help you write some of the content. PM me, and we can discuss further.

 

[Jeff698]

What is the suite's language? I'm assuming some version of C++? I'm further guessing it's a visual environment, with drag and drop, pre-programmed objects?

I managed to suppress most of my inner-geek when I went to medical school but it doesn't seem to have been a complete wipe. There's some latent curiosity that still lingers.

Take care,
Jeff

 

[alphaholic06]

Can you make it blackberry compatible as well?

 

[hornste]

Jeff698: I believe the iPhone SDK is objective-C, which is a C derivative like most things. It supports OOP, and platform is built on the MVC design pattern.

alphaholic - to be honest, I think your time can be better spent. There are plenty of books out there with this type of content for junior learners (med students/interns/rotators). The NMS book, the tintinaelli pocket book, the black book, and others come to mind.

To me the power and potential of the iPhone is in it's interactivity / communication / and ability to deliver stunning graphics.

anyway, there are a bunch of ideas floating around about future iPhone apps for EM. Consider teaming up with an organization, who can help distribute, publicize, and supply content. For example, EMRA just came out with the iPhone EMRA Abx guide. if that type of opportunity sounds interesting, PM me and we can talk.