Interpret acid-base results on your iPhone
During my medical school years and now when I myself practice medicine, I have noticed that a lot of people have trouble interpreting the arterial blood gases (ABG) test. This test normally provides partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), pH and bicarbonate (HCO3) values. It is important and quite easy […]
Four new iPhone medical apps
In two days, four new medical apps have appeared in the iTunes App store. You might want to check them out if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch. 1. The Human Body 2 Price: $2.99 This app will help you understand the basics of different systems: 1. The nervous system 2. Muscle System and […]
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Google updated their iPhone app to include voice recognition. You simply tap a button, speak up keywords you want to use to search the web, the software recognizes what you said and gives you back your search results. When I tried pronouncing my name, Ivor Kovic, Google app recognized it as “im bored colgate”. This […]
iPhone theme for my blog
I installed a specific blog theme only for iPhone/iPod Touch, so my blog is now more easier to read and navigate with these mobile devices. This is something worth doing considering the fact that iPhone is top mobile internet browser in the USA. Of course, people can access your blog using iPhone’s built in browser […]
CME application for iPhone
Company called ReachMD has released their Continuing Medical Education (CME) application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. This app is just great for all you busy healthcare practitioners who want to learn something new and earn free CME credits. After you install it on your iPhone you have to register, choose the program you […]
DIY navigation system for surgeons
Apple brings a story of professor Maki Sugimoto of Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, a gastrointestinal surgeon, who wanted a better approach to navigation for planning and performing both aggressive and minimally invasive surgeries. He uses Apple computers with OsiriX imaging software to project 3D images onto a patient’s abdomen for both laparoscopic and midline […]
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