The future is mobile and the future is multi-platform. With that I thought I’d turn my attention to mobile medical web apps. Apps which are based on HTML5 will run in your mobile browser and as HTML5 supports offline technologies, these apps will also run offline and do not need a constant internet connection.
The apps were created using NSBApp Studio and can be run on an iPhone (any model) with iOS 3.0 or later, iPod Touch (any model) with iOS 3.0 or later, iPad (any model), Android 2.1 (or later) devices, BlackBerry OS 6 (or later) devices and HP Web OS devices. The apps will also run in Chrome and Safari browsers on your desktop/notebook but bear in mind the apps were scaled to run on mobile devices.
Palmdoc.net ‘s medical web apps are now hosted at two locations:
medwebapp.com – for General and non-haematology/oncology medical apps
oncopda.com – for Haematology and Oncology apps
Usage
You can also bookmark individual apps, and if you save the bookmark as a shortcut to your mobile phone’s launcher or homepage, it will be in effect an offline app.
iPhone: Hit the usual arrow icon and select “Add to Home Screen”
Android: Add to Bookmarks, then tap on the saved Bookmark and select “Save shortcut to Home”
The following is a video on how to do this on the iPhone, (click here if you can’t view it)
All the apps are free for your personal use. Please note they are provided for educational purposes only and you are solely responsible for using any information provided here. As with any other medical site, use common sense and you are advised to check any values derived before using them in any clinical context.
Sample applications
General
Bodycalc: This application enables you to quickly perform calculations on Body surface area, Body Mass Index and Ideal Body Weight in one little package. It also allows you to quickly work out drug doses by BSA or Body weight.
GFR: An app to enable you to calculate quickly the estimated Creatinine Clearance using three methods: Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD and CKD-EPI. You only need to enter the input data once to work out the CClr using any of the three methods.
Datecalc While not strictly a medical app, I find it very useful to be able to work out what day falls X number of days or weeks ahead when one is scheduling appointments. It is also quite handy when you want to know how many days have elapsed since surgery or transplant for example.
Pregcalc This is a “Pregnancy wheel” app, and allows you to estimate the EDD and EGA from the LMP. You can also set the EDD or EGA and derive the other values, useful say if you can estimate the EGA from u/s and want to work out the EDD.
For more apps go to:
medwebapp.com - for General and non-haematology/oncology medical apps
oncopda.com - for Haematology and Oncology apps
Dr. Alan Teh MBBS FRCP
Last updated: October 26, 2011
