Popular Medical Apps

Nurses often deal with patients one-on-one to help them in admission, during an illness, and in recovery. The following 25 Android apps can help along the way, as they point to disease symptoms, offer positive changes for a preventive and healthy lifestyle, and provide entire libraries filled with apps designed for education or to pass on to patients. These tools can be useful in studies and emergencies.

Diagnoses

Preventive Care

Anti-Aging for Android: This app contains ten color-light and sound therapy treatments that each use a specific Color-light wavelength and sound frequency to treat and heal a variety of ailments based on a sacred geometry of gemstones, vitamins, minerals, noble gases, and colors. This app also includes a full before-and-after photo gallery, testimonials, and a complete FAQ educational guide. Discovery Fit & Health: Find timely information on fitness, food and weight loss; mental health and stress management; and beauty and skin care. Learn how to navigate your healthcare, determine what type of doctor you may need for your illness and share interesting information with family and friends. This application is only available for Android devices. Easy Stop Smoking: If you’ve ever struggled with stopping smoking this app is the answer, providing incredible support whenever you need it. Easy Stop Smoking has received rave reviews worldwide and features four powerful hypnosis sessions to help you get through the pain. of withdrawals. This app is available through all major app stores. Herbal Remedies: Learn about herbal remedies, how to use them effectively and how to use herbs to build a healthier life. This app goes into depth on how to choose herbal remedies for treatment as well as for preventive lifestyles. iTriage: iTriage was created by two emergency room physicians to help people answer health questions such as “What do I have?” and “Where do I go for treatment?” You can use iTriage as a symptom checker, doctor finder, or as a medical reference tool. iTriage helps you figure out what is ailing you, what type of doctor you should visit, and shows you the closest appropriate healthcare providers to your current location or any location you choose. Physiosensing: This company manages these Android apps, eRunners, eDiabetes, eHypertension or eCholesterol, which let you put in your daily activities to help you monitor your health. Physiosensing apps are only available through Google play store.

Libraries

Epocrates: Get reliable drug, disease and diagnostic information with Epocrates apps. Epocrates offers a free drug reference application, Epocrates Rx, and premium applications Epocrates Essentials and Epocrates Rx Pro that include many additional features. Epocrates is a leading provider of clinical solutions to healthcare professionals and interactive services to the healthcare industry. gWhiz Medical: This company produces medical apps for Android that include flash cards, exam reviews and medical terms. Although geared toward medical professionals and students, these apps are perfect for anyone who wants to study the details of diseases and their treatments. Skyscape: This company produces mobile apps for medical professionals, including Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses, the Nursing 2011 Drug Handbook, Lange Pathology Flash Cards and much more. Find drug guides, medical alerts, journal summaries and references from over 50 medical publishers here. Unbound Medicine: Unbound Medicine’s award winning mobile applications feature superior navigation so physicians, nurses, students, and clinicians can quickly and easily find answers—anytime, anywhere. Some of their apps include Medicine Central, Control of Communicable Diseases Manual for Mobile + Web, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests and many more top-notch publications and tools.