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iMedicalApps: Top Picks for Android and iOS

— The week's must-have apps for providers

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Every week, new medical platforms and apps are added to app stores. To save you time, we've sorted through them to find the most exciting new medical apps. Here are this week's top picks:

Ranked in the top 100 of the medical category in the App Store, was developed as the first app focused on providing information on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Created and maintained by Monash University in Australia, AskPCOS has resources for those with questions about PCOS, those with a confirmed diagnosis of PCOS, and those who are supporting others with PCOS. The app includes educational information in the form of videos, infographics, and easily understandable fact sheets. AskPCOS also contains a self-diagnostic quiz and a list of question prompts to guide patients when speaking with a healthcare provider.

Based on the evidence-based methods of play therapy and narrative counseling, is an app for Apple devices created to help children talk about their hearing loss. With a therapist or parent, children can use pretend play and recreate their experiences at home, in the classroom, or out on the playground. By engaging in this type of counseling, children can freely share and experiment with new strategies in a safe place. Therapists can discover communication patterns and help develop strategies for common challenges.

The app aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of inhaled anesthetics. This app was developed by Yale's Department of Anesthesiology to be used by anesthesiology professionals in any setting. Two different calculators allow users to analyze carbon emission on a case-by-case basis, as well as on a facility-wide level. For individual case study by clinicians, the provider inputs the amounts and flow rates of the inhaled anesthetics being utilized. The facility calculator allows any personnel to input the amounts of inhaled anesthetics purchased by the facility. A comprehensive report will then be emailed to the user.

As the Android app version of Easy Age Software, this application provides three methods of bone age calculation with a clean interface and efficient surveys. is specifically for bone age calculation through the examination of the maturation level of the cervical vertebrae, particularly C2, C3, and C4. This methodology is reported to have the same clinical value as the examination of the hand and wrist region via x-ray report and is primarily used in pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and dental implant assessments.

is now available in app form on Android devices. This international peer-reviewed journal is optimized for viewing on the go with options to turn on notifications and downloading for offline reading. Articles can be saved or bookmarked within the app, as well as shared via email. Nursing in Critical Care features articles on all aspects of critical care, including adults, pediatrics, neonatal, obstetrics, and emergency nursing.

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