Mobile devices and apps for 3rd year

[combatwombat]

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3rd year is coming up and I am a bit terrified of having to evaluate real sick people (hell, all I've been trained to do so far is answer multiple choice questions). So, I was hoping to get a leg up by having good electronic resources at my fingertips. I have 2 questions for all you smart people:

1) I've seen this thread about clinical decision making software, but can anyone recommend any other programs?

2) What are the fastest/most reliable mobile devices to use? I still have an 3G iPhone that is agonizingly slow, and will need to upgrade.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated!

 

[Valadi]

epocrates was my go-to golden resource throughout ms3. it is quick and dirty. Especially good in a time crunch when you need to must-know information.

DynaMed is a little more in depth and provides evidence for facts. It's good for checking a facts when you have more than the time it takes to walk from the patient room to your attending.

When I wanted even more depth I pulled up the mobile emedicine webpage. Good if you have 15-20 min to read and actually understand a topic, rather than just grabbing quick facts.

Those 3 were more than enough to rock me through third year.

 

[combatwombat]

epocrates was my go-to golden resource throughout ms3. it is quick and dirty. Especially good in a time crunch when you need to must-know information.

DynaMed is a little more in depth and provides evidence for facts. It's good for checking a facts when you have more than the time it takes to walk from the patient room to your attending.

When I wanted even more depth I pulled up the mobile emedicine webpage. Good if you have 15-20 min to read and actually understand a topic, rather than just grabbing quick facts.

Those 3 were more than enough to rock me through third year.

What device did you have? iPhone 4?

 

[Aphtalyfe]

Nearing the end of 3rd year the apps that have made the final cut:
1) Epocrates - Full Version (No I don't have the coupon code anymore)
2) Medscape

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That's all I ever really use... Epocrates is missing maybe a few calculations, so QxCalc might be handy, but I haven't used it in a long long time.

 

[LedBedder]

To add to the list:

1. Epocrates
2. Medscape
3. Qx calculate or MedMath
4. Skyscape (good apps but can be expensive)
5. Eponyms (good for impressing on rounds but not useful for comprehensive info)

And, you can check out the 2 apps my company has created specifically for med students on rotations.
They are both free and available for iphone (coming out for android in the coming days). Let me know what you think:

Master Diagnostician Series: Approach to Anemia in the Adult Patient..... and
Master Diagnostician Series: Acute Kidney Injury

I've used medical spanish apps as a med student as well, but never really found one I liked.

Hope this helps.

 

[LedBedder]

One more app I should add:

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide. Very useful

 

[coffeebeanjenn]

Apps on my iPhone/iPad that I've found useful... there are a lot here. I try to avoid carrying actual books as much as possible, except for the Pocket Guide to Medicine. Some apps are obviously more expensive than others, so the price here ranges from free-$99. The iPhone only apps will work on the iPad, the screen is just smaller.

-Epocrates - for iPhone
-Kindle - iPhone and iPad: many texts and review books are available, can read on both devices and sync to last location.
-Diagnosaurus - iPhone and iPad: great for coming up with a differential for vague complaints
-Any OB wheel, I like Perfect Wheel
-Stanford Guide to antibiotic therapy- iPhone and iPad: way easier to use than the paper book
-Mediquations - iPhone and iPad - easy to use calculator, has info on equations
-USMLEWorld Qbank - iPhone and iPad - good for studying while standing around waiting
-Pretest Q banks for various rotations - iPhone - good for studying while standing around waiting, expensive but so far worth it
-Moore's Clinical Anatomy, iPhone - more useful for M1-M2, but good for quizzing yourself
-Netter's Anatomy - iPad - expensive, but great for reviewing anatomy esp on surgery

Non-medical apps that increase productivity:
-Evernote (for keeping schedules, syllabi, etc) - for iPad and iPhone
-Noteshelf (notes for class, notes on orders, etc) - for iPad, use with stylus
-iBooks (for PDFs of notes, books, etc)
-Evernote Peek for iPad - use the smart cover to create flashcards
-Any sort of calendar app so you can see where you're supposed to be (use reminders!)
-Use the camera feature to take pictures of notes, diagrams, etc (can paste into Noteshelf)

Apps that I was surprised were not helpful
-Wikipedia (just use the web browser)
-Universal Dr (translator, awkward)
-Word Magic Medical English-Spanish dictionary (OK, but not quite what I was hoping for)

 

[MilkmanAl]

I really wouldn't bother with anything other than Medscape and Epocrates, unless you just want to. Those are the only 2 I ever used, though LexiComp would be good if it has a smartphone adaptation. Medscape got used maybe 3 times ever. Uptodate was always my info sourece of choice.