Here is a brief summary of the 15 free iPhone healthcare apps that are available.
1. WebMD Mobile
WebMD Mobile allows users to do everything from check symptoms of a lingering illness to get a better understanding of drugs and their potential side effects. Users also have access to visual guides for various emergency situations, such as CPR or choking.
2. Epocrates Rx
This app was designed with healthcare professionals in mind. It is a continuously updated drug database that doctors, nurses, and other professionals can use to pull up medical information--such as whether certain drugs have potentially harmful interactions--on the fly.
3. EmergenKey
The EmergenKey app allows patients to keep track of important health information wherever they go.
The Diabetes Log app allows diabetic patients to keep track of all their vital information--glucose readings, food intake and medical records--all in one place. Patients can also keep track of past records with this app.
Health Cloud lets Google Health users access their personal health records anywhere, anytime. You can save new test result values, as well as view notices from your provider.
This app aids medical students in taking a patient's history. It was created by Clinical Cliffs, which help med school students who are getting ready to take the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam.
Got headache problems? This might be just the app for you. Headache Diary helps patients to keep logs of all their headaches on a day-to-day basis. The regular version (as opposed to the LITE version) allows for unlimited entries, as well as email exporting of your diaries.
This app is for the physician on the go. Doctors who want to earn Continuing Medical Education credits, but don't have much spare time, can download this app. From there, you can listen to the programs and take the corresponding CME test from your iPhone.
This app allows patients to enter their symptoms into a database, where probable diseases, treatments and directions are automatically pointed out. Physicians designed this app specifically to give patients more control over their healthcare decisions. The app also enables patients to chat with a doctor or nurse about their condition, and even gives patients a hand in terms of obtaining help to negotiate medical bills.
Allows for easy access to medical diagnosis coding by disease classification. This app eliminates the need to search by typing; instead, simply utilize the "drilldown" format.
This app allows users to keep track of all outbreaks of swine flue throughout the world with Google Maps. Users can also click on a tab that takes them to the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more about the disease and its impact.
This app allows for users to keep track of their sleeping habits by charts and logs over time. Users also are encouraged to start a "sleep journal," and can utilize personal photos as mood icons.
This is a four-part app that helps users do everything from staying updated on the lastest medical information to remembering medical algorithms and calculations. With RxDrugs, users have access to drug dosing info on various drugs, both brand name and generic; Outlines in Clinical Medicine outlines clinical medical information--both disease and symptom related; Archimedes is another medical calculator; and MedAlert gives various drug updates, trial results and journal summaries, among other things.
With this app, users learn how to combine natural and prescription therapies to maximize their health. Conditions are listed from A to Z, and resources also are available to find doctors and supplements in the area.
This app is a free medical calculator use primarily by physicians to get easy access to complicated medical formulas. It allows users to customize a list of their favorite equations, and also saves a list of frequently used equations. Users can search for formulas by either looking up the title, or through keywords.
This app was designed with healthcare professionals in mind. It is a continuously updated drug database that doctors, nurses, and other professionals can use to pull up medical information--such as whether certain drugs have potentially harmful interactions--on the fly.3. EmergenKey
The EmergenKey app allows patients to keep track of important health information wherever they go.4. Diabetes Log
The Diabetes Log app allows diabetic patients to keep track of all their vital information--glucose readings, food intake and medical records--all in one place. Patients can also keep track of past records with this app.5. Health Cloud
Health Cloud lets Google Health users access their personal health records anywhere, anytime. You can save new test result values, as well as view notices from your provider.6. General Medical History
This app aids medical students in taking a patient's history. It was created by Clinical Cliffs, which help med school students who are getting ready to take the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam.7. Headache Diary
Got headache problems? This might be just the app for you. Headache Diary helps patients to keep logs of all their headaches on a day-to-day basis. The regular version (as opposed to the LITE version) allows for unlimited entries, as well as email exporting of your diaries.8. ReachMD CME
This app is for the physician on the go. Doctors who want to earn Continuing Medical Education credits, but don't have much spare time, can download this app. From there, you can listen to the programs and take the corresponding CME test from your iPhone.9. iTriage
This app allows patients to enter their symptoms into a database, where probable diseases, treatments and directions are automatically pointed out. Physicians designed this app specifically to give patients more control over their healthcare decisions. The app also enables patients to chat with a doctor or nurse about their condition, and even gives patients a hand in terms of obtaining help to negotiate medical bills.10. ICD-9 LITE
Allows for easy access to medical diagnosis coding by disease classification. This app eliminates the need to search by typing; instead, simply utilize the "drilldown" format.11. Swine Flu Tracker
This app allows users to keep track of all outbreaks of swine flue throughout the world with Google Maps. Users can also click on a tab that takes them to the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more about the disease and its impact.12. Sleep Tracker
This app allows for users to keep track of their sleeping habits by charts and logs over time. Users also are encouraged to start a "sleep journal," and can utilize personal photos as mood icons.13. Skyscape Medical Resources
This is a four-part app that helps users do everything from staying updated on the lastest medical information to remembering medical algorithms and calculations. With RxDrugs, users have access to drug dosing info on various drugs, both brand name and generic; Outlines in Clinical Medicine outlines clinical medical information--both disease and symptom related; Archimedes is another medical calculator; and MedAlert gives various drug updates, trial results and journal summaries, among other things.14. Natural Cures
With this app, users learn how to combine natural and prescription therapies to maximize their health. Conditions are listed from A to Z, and resources also are available to find doctors and supplements in the area.15. MedCalc
This app is a free medical calculator use primarily by physicians to get easy access to complicated medical formulas. It allows users to customize a list of their favorite equations, and also saves a list of frequently used equations. Users can search for formulas by either looking up the title, or through keywords.
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There is now an update to #8 ReachMD CME - update, found under ReachMD MedicalRadio, allows user to listen to XM160 (ReachMD) for free thru iPhone App, and access 5000 podcasts on demand, still access free CME.
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