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MediBabble is a translator app for clinicians to help communication with patients. Select the language, and then guide the patient through the clinical history and examination

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Radiopaedia is a spin-off app from Radiopaedia.org Quiz Module. It allows the user to work through real-life patient cases and interpret their imaging results to come to a diagnosis

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SimMonitor allows simulation teaching without having to drag out mannequins and large monitors. Using just your iPhone you can provide a resus simulation experience providing ECG readings which you can adjust according to your student’s management

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Paracetamol Overdose by IEDapps on iOS is used for assessing and managing paracetamol overdoses. It tells you how to assess risk, when to treat and gives you specific guidance based on your patient

Septris

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Septris is a game all about sepsis, provided in a cool interactive online learning format.

Learning by Spaced Repetition

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Learning by spaced repetition is a useful strategy for long-term knowledge acquisition in medicine. But what is spaced repetition and how can you put it into practice?

Best Medical iPhone Apps

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If you’re an ED doc, you probably love the iphone.But now that there are over 10,000 different apps in the App Store listed under “Medical” and “Healthcare & Fitness” you may be a bit bamboozled as to which apps to try. Not to worry… Houston Neal from SoftwareAdvice.com has an updated list of the best medical apps for doctors and medical students.

Smartphone Medical Apps

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Reviewing the latest applications for health professionals including iDoctor, CPR PRO app and the CPR PRO cradle

The Little Button

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Bookmarking your favourite web pages and adding to the the home screen (desktop) of your iPad and iPhone just got easier, and a whole lot prettier. Having taken the time to understand the basic principles of icon creation and bookmark beautification, I thought I would share some tips to help you get started.