MDLinx: Best mobile medical apps to keep your clinical skills sharp

(JANUARY 4, 2019) by Naveed Saleh, MD, MS

Mobile health is big business. The sector boasted an estimated $22 billion in revenue in 2018. Part of this market includes medical apps used by physicians to aid in clinical practice.

Let’s look at 7 great apps that can prove beneficial to most clinicians. These apps run on both iOS and Android devices, across a wide range of smartphones and tablets.

VisualDx

  • Occasionally, you’ll encounter a patient whose differential diagnosis is difficult to deduce, or maybe you just want to double-check your thought process. In these cases, click on VisualDx. This app helps build a custom list of differential diagnoses from scratch – starting with a very general chief compliant. Once you build a list of differential diagnoses, you can search for alternatives or confirm your results. You can also choose to access quick therapy guidelines and resources to educate your patients. According to its makers, the app more than doubles diagnostic accuracy. A search function is also available to retrieve medical images, which can be used for patient education. Importantly, searches can be turned into CME credit.

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