Under The Purple Sky

Continuing with the information they brindaramos iStethoscope yesterday on the application and given the growing popularity of the use of iPhone applications by physicians, who see the Apple phone countless uses for everyday work, I left some of the most used by medical professionals, among which are the following:

iStethoscope
Application under review yesterday, created by Peter Bentley, a researcher at the University of London, which lets you use the iPhone as a stethoscope to detect heart rate through the included microphone, and the iPod Touch, which is used integrated into the headset. It also allows you to save the sound captured to be sent to a PC via email, to analyze in greater detail in audio editing software.

Epocrates Rx
A medication guide that provides information on more than 3,300 drugs under generic names and brand. The application includes information on dosage, adverse reactions, interactions and pictures of capsules or tablets. It now has first place in most medical applications downloaded from the App Store.

OsiriX
This advanced tool works with Dicom format, the same as the latest machines and MRI scanners. Allows physicians to review X-rays, ultrasound and MRI in the iPhone, which would allow a radiologist, for example, to diagnose acute appendicitis from anywhere. OsiriX is one of the best imaging systems for the platform, and disks can transfer digital images from the scanner directly to Mac and iPhone through the USB cable or mail, besides being open source, so it can be modified to the needs of doctors around the world.

MedCalc
This program includes direct access to more than 30 commonly used formulas, such as body mass index and oxygenation index. Both medical practitioners and medical students have seen in applications like this one help. The application most commonly used by doctors is MedCalc which allows complex medical formulas fairly simple. Is more usually seen in young physicians and students, although others have been taking his taste slowly.

UpToDate
Essential to the work of a doctor is being constantly updated with the progress of their specialty. UpToDate provides access to a community of over 4,000 doctors around the world, adding new content each day through 16 different specialties papers published around the world. Until now, the file has more than 97,000 pages of information available.