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A-Z List of Mobile Device Resources

iPad/iPhone/iPod touch  Windows Mobile BlackBerry  Android

(All apps/resources are free unless otherwise noted.)

3D Brain
29 interactive structures that can be rotated in 3D space.  Each structure contains information on associated functions, disorders, brain damage, etc.

3D4Medical's Images - iPad edition
Over 200 medical images developed using 3D computer software.

ABG
A multipurpose medical calculator to: 1) Analyse arterial blood gasses 2) Output a recommended FIO2 3) Perform hemodynamic calculations utilizing the Fick principle.

AccessEmergency Medicine (MCW Affiliates Only)
Continuously updated online service that allows users to quickly search the diagnosis & treatment of a broad range of emergency cases with emergency medicine texts and references.
Notes: To create your required individual account click on AccessEmergency Medicine from All E-Resources.

AccessMedicine (MCW Affiliates Only)
Provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than textbooks including Harrison's, Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, and Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas.
Notes: To create your required individual account click on AccessEmergency Medicine from All E-Resources.

ACP-ASIM

Clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Physicians & the American Society of Internal Medicine.  The guidelines can be read with any palm, pocket pc or iPhone doc reader.

AHRQ ePSS
The Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) is a quick hands-on tool designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.

Anesthesia Clinical Tutor and Calculator

Designed to teach and simplify the calculations that are involved in the practice of Anesthesia.
 

AnkiMobile Flashcards
Allows existing Anki users to review flashcards on the go.  Review is fully featured, but the desktop program is needed for more complex editing.  $24.99 on iTunes App Store.

AppShopper 
Keep up to date on the newest App Store apps, sales and free apps.

Archimedes (medical calculator)
Access 70 formulas by alphabetical listing, category listing or historical listing.

BMI Calculator
 
The National Heart Blood and Lung Institute's BMI calculator.

CINHAL
(MCW Affiliates Only)
Provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health.  More than 2,900 journals are indexed and full text is available for nearly 600 journals.

Citrix Receiver
Access your desktop's apps and data from any device.


Diagnosaurus
 
A differential diagnosis tool that allows you to browse by organ system, symptoms, or diseases.  Contains 1,000+ differential diagnoses.  $1.99 on the Apple Store and via Google Play.

Dictionary! for iPad 
200,000 plus definitions.

Doceri
Combines screencasting, desktop control and an interactive whiteboard in one app.

Dragon Dictation
An easy to use voice recognition application powered by Dragon NaturallySpeaking that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. 

Dropbox
Save photos, documents and videos.  Any file you save to your Dropbox account is accessible from all of your computers, iPhone, iPad and the Dropbox website.

DynaMed
Designed for use at the point of care, providing best available evidence and updated daily.  Available free to all Medical College of WI faculty, students and staff through the Libraries' subscription to DynaMed.  Contact MCW Libraries for a serial number.  (DynaMed serial numbers are valid for only one year.  When the serial number expires after one year, you will need to acquire a new serial number and download the program once again to your mobile device in order to receive updates.)

Echocardiography Atlas by Epocrates
250 annotated images and 189 videos of normal and abnormal echocardiograms.

Epocrates Rx

Drug and prescribing information.  MedTools are also available including a STAT Cholesterol tool and a BMI & Obesity Tool.
Eponyms (for students)
Eponyms brings a short description of more than 1,600 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node). A perfect tool to quickly look up the meaning of any eponym.

Essential Evidence Plus (MCW Affiliates Only)
Mobile optimized evidence-based tool that searches ten databases to provide "just-in-time" information.
Notes: To create your required individual account click on Essential Evidence Plus from All E-Resources. You must be on-campus to create account.

Evernote  
Take notes, capture photos, create to-do-lists, record voice reminders and sync these notes across all of your computers and devices.

Eye Chart Pro by Dok LLC
A randomizable visual acuity exam of Snellen and Tumbling E charts.

First Consult  
First Consult is an authoritative evidence-based resource.  Designed for use at point of care, it provides access to information on evaluation, diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis, and prevention.

iBooks
Download and read books via Apple's ebook reader app.  

LinkedIn
Access your LinkedIn account via your iPad or iPhone.  LinkedIn is a social networking site for people in professional positions.

iAnnotate PDF
Read and annotate PDF documents.  $9.99 on the iTunes App Store.

iMolview
Browse and view 3D protein and DNA structures from the Protein Data Bank, and drug molecules from the DrugBank. $0.99 from the iTunes App store.

Lieberman's iRadiology
Over 500 images of radiological findings of various abnormalities.


MD Consult (MCW Affiliates Only) SUBSCRIPTION CEASES 5/13/13
Contains more than 50 full-text medical reference books, full-text key medical journals, 1,000+ peer-reviewed practice guidelines, drug information, patient education handouts.
Notes: To create your required individual account click on MD Consult from All E-Resources. You must be on-campus to create account.
 

MediBabble
Medical translation with phrases written and reviewed by physicians and recorded by hospital based interpreters.

The Medical Letter
Access the latest issues of The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from the Medical Letter.  Click on Mobile Apps and register for access via the app.  Then download the app for your device.

Medscape 
A database of drug information, disease clinical references, clinical images and procedure videos, drug interaction tool plus CME activities.

mobileMicromedex 2.0  
A mobile optimized version of Micromedex, the database of unbiased drug info that identifies ingredients for hundreds of thousands of commercial, pharmaceutical and biological substances. Restricted to MCW faculty and students.
Micromedex apps are available via iTunes and Google Play.  Micromedex Drug Information is available for free.  Micromedex Drug Interactions and Micromedex IV Compatibility require passwords which are available via the MCW mobileMicromedex 2.0 web page.

PDF Expert
Read and annotate PDF documents. Also fill PDF forms.  $9.99 on iTunes App Store.

Psychiatry Online Mobile (MCW Affiliates Only)
Access to DSM-IV-TR®, American Journal of Psychiatry and the Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, 4th Edition. Includes collection of psychiatry references, books, journals and self-assessment tools.
Notes: To create your required individual account click on Psychiatry Online from All E-Resources. You must be on-campus to create account.

pubget Mobile
Search engine for PDFs in the life sciences. It indexes nearly 20 million life science research documents, including those in PubMed®.

PubMed for Handhelds

A website for searching Medline with the web browser of any mobile device.  No software installation required.

Quickoffice Pro HD
An editing suite for the iPad. Create and edit Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, plus view PDF files. $19.99 on the iTunes App store and from Google Play.

Qx Calculator 
More than 150 clinical calculators and decision support tools.

Radiology 2.0
A series of cases that simulates CTs from a PACS workstation. Includes discussions.


RefWorks (MCW Affiliates Only)
Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create their own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases.
Notes: Requires an individual user account and a group code which users may apply from MCW Libraries RefWorks.

REMM Mobile  
Radiation Event Medical Management System contains selected sections on how to diagnose & treat during mass casualty radiological/nuclear events.  Includes just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information for those without formal radiation medicine expertise and web-based information that is also downloadable in advance.

ResponseWare
Respond to interactive polling questions during a class or presentation via an iPhone or iPod Touch.

SciVerse Scopus Alerts
Application provides mobile access to the Searching and Alerting features of Scopus. Scopus is a database containing journal articles in medicine, science, technology, and the social sciences. Available to MCW, FH, and CHW employees only. Before installation, sign-up for a user name and password on the Scopus web site.

Shots 2012
Shots 2012 is a quick reference guide to the 2012 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the ACIP, AAP and AAFP, and the 2012 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the ACIP.  Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.

Skeletal Anatomy 3D - Quiz and Reference
Test your knowledge of 140 bones and landmarks.  Includes 9 3D models, 12 diagrams, plus video. $2.99 on iTunes Store.

Skitch
Mark up photos, screenshots, maps, and webpages and then share them.  Part of the Evernote family of apps.

Skyscape
Provides access to the following books: Outlines in Clinical Medicine®, Archimedes™ - Medical Calculator, RxDrugs™: Drug Dosing Tool and MedAlert™. Also has many other tools for purchase.

STAT!Ref (MCW Affiliates Only)
Contains the full-text of numerous primary care textbooks. A mobile app is also available.  Please see STAT!Ref Mobile Access for more information and instructions on how to authenticate the mobile app.  Once authenticated, the preferences-based login can be used for 90 days, after which you must click the "Activate/Renew" button from the temporary login account screen in order to authenticate again.

Unbound Medicine 
While most products are not free, Unbound Medicine offers one of the largest collections of textbooks and clinical tools including Harrison's Manual of Medicine and many pocket guides.

UpToDate (MCW Affiliates Only) 
Mobile optimized access available via MCW campus wireless only.

WebEx by Cisco
Connect to web meetings and conferences via your iPad or iPhone.

WebMD

Look up symptoms, treatments, first aid, and basic drug information.

Wikipedia Mobile
Free encyclopedia containing more than 20 million articles.

WISER
Designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.  Provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.

Yammer
Access your Yammer account and connect to coworkers via your iPad or iPhone.  Yammer is a private social network for your company.

 

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