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e-Anatomy for iPhone based on IMAIOS

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I have been informed by Scimob about e-Anatomy application which is based on IMAIOS online anatomy atlas. It is currently available to by via iTunes store. I have got an promo code from developers so I will be able to review it.

e-Anatomy for iPhone and iPod touch is an innovative mobile application. It allows you to discover the human body with many details. This anatomy atlas delivers 4,000+ images (diagrams and medical images) with 6,500+ labeled anatomical structures.
Features:

  • Scroll through images with the flick of a finger
  • Pinch to zoom in and out
  • Tap to display anatomy labels
  • Toggle anatomy labels on and off by category
  • Locate any structure identified in a module using the search indexer
  • Auto-screen rotation

e-Anatomy In App contains 2 anatomy modules:

  • Axial MRI brain anatomy: 144 images, 160 anatomical structures
  • Illustrations of cranial nerve anatomy: 15 images, 280 anatomical structures

22 other anatomy modules are available (in demo mode) and enabled after purchase of In App packages:

  • Head and Neck (6 modules, 1 300 images, 2 300 anatomy labels)
  • Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis (7 modules, 1 025 images, 1 100 anatomy labels)
  • Musculoskeletal (9 modules, 1 800 images, 3 200 anatomy labels)

This application has been developed by Scimob, a mobile software development company, which has already released the Akinator iPhone application.

for more iphone medical apps and anatomy apps for iphone please visit the links.

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British Orthopaedic Association in Facebook and Twitter

Monday, December 7th, 2009

I found this news at BOA page. Now you can join twitter and facebook fans page via following links.

British Orthopaedic Association on Facebook
@BritOrthAssoc

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Youtube Channels for Doctors

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Some of the useful youtube channels for doctors. Information is accurate on 3/12/09.

  • British Journal of Sports medicine Channel ( BJSMVideo ) – ( Link )
  • British Medical Association Channel (BMAtv) – ( Link )
  • Dr Fabian’s Human Anatomy Lectures (Lochness128) – ( Link )
  • Department of Health UK channel (departmentofhealth) – ( Link )
  • European Society of Cardiology (escardiodotorg) – ( Link )
  • Mayo Clinic Channel (mayoclinic) – ( Link )
  • Medscape Journal Channel (medscapejournal) – ( Link )
  • Multimedia in Medical Education channel (medicaleducation) – ( Link )
  • Natural Health Videos channel (iHealthTube) – ( Link )
  • Nucleus Medical Media Channel (nucleusanimation) – ( Link )
  • ORLive Channel (orlivedotcom) – ( Link )
  • PreOpCom Channel (preopcom) – ( Link )
  • Procedures Consult Channel (ProceduresConsult) – ( Link )
  • UCSF/SFGH Orthopaedic Trauma Institute Channel (orthosurgery) – ( Link )
  • UNC school of medicine Channel (uncmedicine) – ( Link )
  • Wellcome Film – Digitising Medical History (WellcomeFilm) – ( Link )
  • Youtube Medical School Channel (surgicalgown) – ( Link )

If you know any other youtube channels that would be useful for Doctors please leave a reply by commenting, I will keep updating post to include all useful youtube channels.

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McMurray’s test

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Videos

  • This is a link to video by Dr. Mark Hutchinson showing how to perform McMurray’s test to detect meniscal patholory from youtube.

For more information about knee examination please visit the link

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List of medical wikis

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

This post contains list of medical wikis.

  • Clinical Research Informatics wiki ( Link )
  • Diabetis wiki at wikia ( Link )
  • ECG Pedia ( Link )
  • Ganfyd
  • Radiopedia ( link )
  • WikiBooks : Health sciences book shelf ( Link )
  • WikiCancer ( Link )
  • WikiSurgery
  • WikiVersity School: Medicine ( link )

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Skyscape applications on Android phones

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Skyscape which provides platform for various hand held devices like iPhone and Blacberry is currently offering its application platform in phones using Android operating system.

android-skyscape-medical-applications

Link from Skyscape website

Skyscape is pleased to provide hundreds of trusted medical resources for the Android (Google) devices. This includes G2, G3, G4, MyTouch, DROID, and other smartphones which use the Android (Google) operating system.

We are offering you three valuable free resources – RxDrugs, Outlines in Clinical Medicine (OCM), and the Archimedes set of medical calculators with the Android Reader. The MedAlert service is also part of this installation, and you can easily add free MedStream channels (such as MedWatch and CDC Spotlights).

Your free products can be downloaded with Skyscape’s Android Reader by visiting www.skyscape.com/reader using your phone’s browser.

Altogether, Skyscape provides a state-of-the-art experience in installing and using the most trusted medical resources on these new and exciting Android smartphones.

List of medical applications available in skyscape platform can be found in my post about skyscape medical applications for iphone.

also see my post about blackberry skyscape applications and iphone skyscape applications.

for more Android medical applications please visit the link.

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New Breast Cancer Screening (mammogram) guidelines in USA

Monday, November 16th, 2009

New mammogram guidelines are released in USA which specify that there is no need to screen women in their 40s. Guidelines also suggest screening once every two years in between ages 50 to 74.

News from Reuters

Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every other year.

The new guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of independent experts, would sharply curtail the number of breast mammograms done in the United States, sparing women the worry of false alarms and the cost and trouble of extra tests.

But U.S. cancer experts say the altered schedule may mean more women will die from breast cancer.

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List of medical procedure guides for iPhone

Friday, November 6th, 2009

This post will contain the list of applications for iPhone which help with learning medical procedures.

  • Procedures consult: Internal medicine – General by Modality inc (iTunes link)
  • Procedures consult: Internal medicine – Musculoskeletal by Modality inc (iTunes link)
  • Procedures: Subclavian Line by MeisterMed -  (iTunes link)
  • Procedues: Lumbar puncture by MeisterMed – (iTunes Link)

For more iphone medical apps please visit link.

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2005 infant mortality rates

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Article in Centers for Disease control and prevention comparing reporting how infant mortality rate is reported in various countries and why USA ranks 30th.

Some key information from the papers

Data from the United States’ Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set and the European Perinatal Health Report

  • Infant mortality rates for preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) infants are lower in the United States than in most European countries; however, infant mortality rates for infants born at 37 weeks of gestation or more are higher in the United States than in most European countries.
  • One in 8 births in the United States were born preterm, compared with 1 in 18 births in Ireland and Finland.
  • If the United States had Sweden’s distribution of births by gestational age, nearly 8,000 infant deaths would be averted each year and the U.S. infant mortality rate would be one-third lower.
  • The main cause of the United States’ high infant mortality rate when compared with Europe is the very high percentage of preterm births in the United States.

References

Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe.
by Marian F. MacDorman, Ph.D., and T.J. Mathews, M.S.

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Anterior Apprehension test and Jobe relocation test

Friday, October 30th, 2009

This is nice video by youtube user akues82 showing how to perform anterior apprehension test and Jobe relocation test to test for shoulder instability. For more shoulder examination resources please visit the link.

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