EHSL - Mobile Device Applications

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. iPhone/iPod Touch Available for Palm devices. PalmOS Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. BlackBerry Available for Android mobile devices. Android Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Windows Mobile

Licensed applications for University of Utah affiliates

Applications available to all UUHSC through a Library License.
Send an email to ehsl-reference@lists.utah.edu


Application Mobile O.S. Cost*

DynaMed Mobile

A clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'. Contains clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics.

DynaMed Online is available to the University of Utah community.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Free through Eccles library licensing.

LexiComp OnHand

Please Note: No access codes available. All codes are currently in use.

LexiComp Online is available to the University of Utah community.

LexiComp provides point of care drug information and interactions. Includes the following databases and features:

  1. Pediatric Lexi-Drugs
  2. Lexi-Infectious
  3. Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures
  4. Lexi-Interact
  5. Lexi-Calc
  6. AHFS Drug Information

Video tours are available for this medical software online.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Free through Eccles library licensing.

mobileMicromedex

Much more than quick drug look-ups, mobileMicromedex powers your mobile device with a wealth of clinical knowledge from Micromedex, the industry's leading provider of evidence-based clinical information. Licensed for Health Sciences Center only.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Licensed for Health Sciences Center only.

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Topics In Medicine Pediatrics Applications

iPod Touch units checked out from the library include DynaMed, Lexi-Comp and the following applications.

If you use your own device, you can install these applications.
Note, there are a few that have no free trial and are not licensed by the library beyond the course devices.

Ask at the library if you need help.

Application Mobile O.S. Cost*

BMI Tool

An in-depth weight management tool developed to assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity. It features a BMI calculator that quickly gives accurate results in a few seconds. It also displays indications for pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery, weight loss guidelines, a Basa Energy Expenditure Calculator using the Harris-Benedict Equation, and other useful information. NOTE: an Epocrates account is required to use this app. Registration is free.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Free through Eccles library licensing.

Diagnosaurus

A quick reference tool that allows you to quickly search over 1,000 differential diagnoses by organ system, symptom, disease, or you can view all entries. The valuable "See Related DDx" feature within each listing helps you consider alternative diagnoses and quickly link to those entries.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. $0.99

FileApp

This file manager and reader allows you to copy files wirelessly or via USB onto your mobile device for reading on-th-go. You can rename files, create folders and text files, and view files in a variety of formats, including images (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and others), PDF; MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; OpenOffice Text, Spreadsheet and Presentation; audio (MP3, VBR, AAC, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, CAF); video and more.

The class iPods come pre-loaded with handy medical quick-reference summaries by Dr. Maloney.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Free app.

Kid Normal References

Covers the five topic areas of pediatric care including developmental milestones, dental development, pediatric laboratory values, vaccination, and pediatric vital signs and equipment sizes.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $2.99

STAT GrowthCharts

Calculate accurate growth percentiles and Z scores using the latest CDC Growth Charts including the Body Mass Index-for-age charts. Also calculates blood pressure ranges from the Fourth Report on teh Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. Uses US (lbs, in.) and SI units (cm, kg).

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. $7.99

Skyscape applications

5-Minute Clinical Consult

Delivers on the spot diagnostic and treatment facts on 900 medical conditions to your mobile device.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $71.95/year

ABC Lab Data

Based on the best selling clinical lab test interpretation book, it covers hundreds of common and uncommon laboratory tests, including topics such as specimen, reference range and interpretation.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $42.46/year

Archimedes 360° Medical Calculator

Provides you more than 200 preprogrammed formulas that include specialties such as Cardiology, Pharmacology, Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Renal.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $21.21/year

DrDrugs

Drug reference tool based on the 2008 print edition. Includes over 800 built in drug dosing calculation tools for most weight or body surface area based dosing. Simply review a drug, calculate the dose and administer all in a single step without needing to switch to a separate drug dosing program.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $42.95/year

DrugIx

The Medical Letter's Adverse Drug Interactions Tool allows you to list each of the drugs your patient is taking and then view the possible interactions on the screen as well as view reference citations pertinent to the interaction. Published references, comments and recommendations for clinical management are also featured.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $21.95/year

ICD-9-CM

The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. Now enables quick and easily drill down to a specific condition via medical systems.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $29.95/year

Harriet Lane Handbook

The pediatrician's reference of choice for more than 50 years. Completely revised and updated with scoring tools, new interactive flowcharts and nearly 600 integrated weight-based dosing calculators, Skyscape's Harriet Lane Handbook sets a new standard as the essential decision support tool for anyone who treats children. This latest update is based on the 18th edition.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $46.71/year

Life Support 360°

It addresses advanced cardiac life support for adult, pediatric and neonatal populations, and is based on the most current American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $9.95/year

Mobile DDx - Differential Diagnosis Tool

Includes over 1,000 medicine and surgery differential diagnoses derived from the most trusted Current Lange series.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $42.46/year

Red Book

The authorative guide to the latest pediatric infectious disease information brings you the latest clinically tested guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 conditions. It is custom-designed to optimize everyday patient problem-solving with vital new information in topic areas including active and passive immunization, school health, blood safety, STDs, drug therapy, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and diseases ranging from anthrax and smallpox to West Nile Virus, tuberculosis, influenza, and pneumococcal infections.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $46-115/year

Shots 2010

Contains the childhood, adolescent, catch-up, adult, and medical immunization schedules for the United States for 2010. Important information is available for each vaccine, including: basics, high risk indications, adverse reactions, contraindications, catch-up, administration, epidemiology, and brand names. Shots software is updated 2-3 times per year when new vaccines become available and new recommendations are made. Also available as a standalone app or online for all mobile devices.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Free app.

uCentral point-of-care applications

5-Minute Clinical Consult

Delivers on the spot diagnostic and treatment facts on 900 medical conditions to your mobile device.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. $71.95/year

A-Z Drug Facts

Quick-reference tool allowing you to search for drugs alphabetically or by therapeutic function.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. varies, check company website

Drug Interaction Facts

Quick-reference tool allowing you to check drug interactions.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. varies

Medline Journals

Access journals from MEDLINE on your computer or mobile device.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. varies

Review of Natural Products

The foremost source of current natural product information for health care professionals. RNP contains in-depth information on more than 300 natural products and covers botany, history, chemistry, pharmacology, medicinal uses, toxicology, and patient information.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. varies

* = Price as of June 2010, and can change without notice. Always check the company website to verify accuracy.

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A - Z Mobile Applications and Sites

Additional medical applications, which you can purchase on your own.
Application Mobile O.S. Cost*

AHRQ ePSS

An application designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. Search and Browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on your PDA or mobile device by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Free

Apple's iTunes Store and software

Online store for purchasing software applications, music, video and other content for the iPod, iPhone and iPad.

Available for I Phone, I Pod Touch and I Pad. Free

Archimedes Free Medical Calculator

Archimedes is a uniquely innovative calculator application with over 150 essential tools which give you results in seconds. No more looking up complicated formulas and struggling with variables - just enter the necessary values in Archimedes and get the answers you need.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Software is free.

ARUP Consult On The Go

A laboratory test selection and decision support tool provided at no cost by ARUP Laboratories and designed for use by health care professionals. This application puts over 300 disease-related topics and algorithms in the palm of your hand. The personalized feature "My Top Topics" allows you instantaneous access to your favorite content. Consult's evidence-based clinical topics and diagnostic algorithms are regularly updated by our group of expert authors at the University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories. Your application will notify you of content updates while still allowing you to browse and search for topics.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free app.

BMI Tools

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute offers online and application-based calculators and tables to help health care providers estimate their patients' body mass index or BMI.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Free app.

EBM Calculator

Designed to calculate relevant statistics for Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies, and Randomized Control Trials (RCT). (Has not been updated since March 2004.)

Available for Palm devices. Software is free.

EBSCOhost

Allows users to search EBSCO Publishing's databases such as Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Health Source, MedicLatina and dozens more right from their iPhone or iPod touch. Search all or selected databases, limit results to full text or peer reviewed, sort by relevance or date, retrieve full text via PDF of HTML, save or email results for offline viewing later.
NOTE: University affiliates (students, faculty & staff) will be able to search all library subscription databases.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free through Eccles library licensing.

Embryo

Using images from the National Museum of Health and Medicine's Carnegie Embryo Collection, this app shows images of early stage human embryos for mobile devices. Features include human fertilization videos, photo micrographs of early-stage embryo development, 2D and 3D digital images using visual stack dissections, and a pregnancy calculator.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free app.

Epocrates (free version)

Comprehensive handheld drug guide for Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Available for Android mobile devices. Software is free.

Epocrates Essentials

Drug and disease reference provides reliable clinical information at the point of care. Includes integrated disease database with conditions, plus over-the-counter medications and hundreds of diagnostic and laboratory tests.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Available for Android mobile devices. $159/year

NLM's Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites

The National Library of Medicine's offers a number of mobile apps for utilizing its top-notch, evidence-based resources.

Varies Free app.

Geriatrics At Your Fingertips

Contains all the comprehensive information found in the annually updated GAYF print edition, with over 100 tables largely focused on the latest drug information. In addition, the SmartPhone version offers features such as calculators, assesment instruments, a simple search function, bookmarks, notepad, and footnote navigation.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch.Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. $30.99

MediMath

Contains 135 medical calculators and scoring tools.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free

Medscape

A free, extensive clinical reference tool with thousands of images and videos, extensive drug reference with over 7,000 generic, brand and OTC drugs, drug interaction checker, medical news, CME/CE activities, physician directory and more.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Software is free.

Micromedex Drug Information

Drug, toxicology and acute care information tailored to meet the needs of healthcare professionals. Containes concise information on over 4,500 search terms.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free app.

Relief Central

A free mobile and web resource developed by staff and friends of Unbound Medicine to assist relief workers, first responders, and others called to serve in disaster relief situations around the world. Relief Central includes the World Factbook from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Field Operations Guide from USAID, MEDLINE Journals, and Relief News from the CDC, Red Cross, FEMA, ReliefWeb, and more.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Software is free.

Scopus

SciVerse Scopus Alerts app lets you find articles, create alerts, make notes, and share links on the go from your iPhone or iPod touch. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. Updated daily, Scopus offers. Over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers, over 1200 Open Access journals, 520 conference proceedings, 650 trade publications, 315 book series, 36 million records, and more. University of Utah only.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free to University of Utah affiliates only.

Skyscape

Provides point-of-care medical resources for your mobile device. 25% discount for University of Utah Health Sciences Center affiliates (UUHSC students, staff and faculty) on Skyscape purchases.Price varies with titles purchased, see examples in preceding table.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Palm devices. Available for BlackBerry mobile devices. Available for Android mobile devices. Available for devices using Windows Mobile operating system. Varies

SpringerImages Mobile

Provides mobile access to SpringerImages collection of peer-reviewed images. The free version includes access to images from Open Access journals.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free through Eccles library licensing.

VisualDx

This new medical app combines physician-reviewed clinical information with thousands of medical images from renowned physician and institutional collections. The only medical application to represent the variation of disease presentation through age, stage, and skin type, VisualDx Mobile addresses the key complexities faced by many clinicians today when diagnosing dermatologic and other visual conditions.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Available for Android mobile devices. Free
30-day
trial

WorldCat Mobile

Use your mobile phone to search for items in libraries near you! Enter search terms such as keywords, author or title. Find a WorldCat library near you -- just enter your ZIP, postal code or use your location in the Libraries Locator. Just highlight and click the phone number of a library listing to call the library. Or, map a route to the library using the integrated mapping software.
Or use their mobile-friendly website.

Available for I Phone and I Pod Touch. Free app.

* = Price as of June 2010, and can change without notice. Always check the company website to verify accuracy.

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