Tuesday, February 23, 2010

iPhone Medical News

iPhone Medical News


GoMeals iPhone App Makes Food Management Easier for Diabetics

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST

sanofi-aventis recently released an iPhone app to help diabetic patients with meal management. GoMeals, as it's called, provides handy access to nutritional information, and serves as a tracker of ingested food. The app can also help you find a restaurant in your vicinity, and with a database of menus and nutritional info built in, you can quickly spot where to have your delicious and nutritious lunch.

Product page: GoMeals ...

Press release: New GoMeals™ iPhone Application from sanofi-aventis U.S. to Help People with Diabetes Eat Healthy Anywhere, Anytime ...


A Collection of Common Medical Procedures on iPhone

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:40 AM PST

iMedicalApps has released a review of an iPhone app that helps students and residents learn how to conduct common clinical procedures. The app named "Procedures: Hospital Collection", from a firm MeisterMed, offers videos, instructions, and guidance on stuff like jugular line placement and endotracheal intubation.

Procedures covered by Hospital Collection app:

• Arterial line placement
• Bone marrow aspiration and core biopsy
• Chest tube insertion
• Femoral line placement
• Glidescope intubation
• Internal jugular line placement
• Laryngeal mask airway
• Lumbar puncture
• Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (BiPap, CPAP)
• Orotracheal intubation
• Paracentesis
• Pulmonary artery catheter placement
• Subclavian line placement
• Thoracentesis
• Ultrasound-guided internal jugular line placement

Demo of the app: