Technology is a crucial part of our
life nowadays. Below are some apps that can make a pediatric
student/resident/specialist life easier :D
1- Uptodate
The
famous app for the well-known website “ Uptodate” where you can get
peer-reviewed data for nearly any subject you may think of. It also has a
section for adult and pediatric medication dosing which can be helpful. Another
nice section is the patient education section that is really helpful to explain
complex medical things to parents in layman terms.
Keep
in mind that you ll need an account which may be provided to your through your
residency program, a friend or you yourself paying for Uptodate.
2- Medscape
The
app for the amazing peer-reviewed website Medscape. Just create an account and
search for any disease you like (epidemiology, incidence, clinical
presentation, treatment, prognosis..etc).
3- Medstudy
and Medstudy audio apps
The
apps for the Medstudy book series. Listen to a medstudy chapter on your way
somewhere or revise some pages through your app. These apps require an active
Medstudy subscription
4- PCO
/ Pediatric Care Online
A
nice app by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Through this app, you get
access to “Red Book”, one of the most famous books/sources for Infectious
diseases and their treatments, “Bright futures” which is helpful to hone your
skills in your continuity clinic among many other things.
To
get access completely, you need an AAP account which will be provided by your
residency program.
5- Heartpedia
A
great app from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Through this app, you can have a
3D visual construction of the most common congenital heart anomalies (ASD, VSD,
PDA, COA..etc). Choose the angle you like, zoom in or out. The app also has
links to youtube videos explaining the defect. This app is particularly very
helpful if you are trying to explain a congenital heart defect for a parent and
for further clarification to a student.
6- CDC
Vaccine Schedules (Vaccinations, catchup, contraindication)
Vaccines
are a vital part of any Well Child Check visit. This app from the CDC has all
the tables for Pediatrics and Adult vaccines including the catch-up schedule as
well as the contraindications for these vaccines.
An
amazing website to help with this is : https://www.vacscheduler.org/
Just
enter the age of the patient, the vaccines that he/she got and the website will
tell you what the patient needs
7- Bilicalc
For
nursery folks, you should have Bilicalc on your smart-phones, it is the best
app to know the lightable levels (LL) for babies. Just enter the baby’s hours
of life as well as the bili result and wait for the app to tell you the LL for
low, medium and high risk curves.
It
does the same job that www.bilitool.org does.
This
app acts like a “template” through which you can read different books. A
must-to-have book is Harriet-Lane (every Pediatrician should have this book
:D). To access it, use the code that is located on the first page of the book’s
hardcopy. It is given by most residency programs to the residents. If not, you
should consider buying it for sure.
9- MDcalc
Scoring
systems in medicine are endless. This is the best app that can be your savior.
Are you looking for: Westley’s croup scoring? Pediatric Asthma scoring?
Calculating maintenance fluids for a child? Well, you just hit the jackpot.
Help
your patients find coupons so they can buy the medications they need at a lower
price.
11- Google
keep
Although
not medical but this app is wonderful to take notes and to create lists. Write
all your lists in one place and use different colors. Synchronize all your
notes/lists with any other device: tablet, laptop..etc. Organize your life, a
much
12- Anki
Another
non medical app, Anki is a wonderful flashcards app. It acts like a template
that you can create flashcards with or use already pre-made shared cards. Add
your notes to any deck you like, synchronize between your devices and have your
info with you everywhere.
-Murad
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