Mobile Medical Apps

From the American College of Physicians, this app has over 1,100 flashcards across 11 categories. Available for Apple devices. Cost: $4.99

Learn how to read radiology images. Available for Apple devices.

Includes short descriptions of about 1800 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node). Available for Apple devices.

Create your own flashcards or search for other flashcard sets created by others. Cost: Free; Available for : Apple, Android, and Windows devices.

Cost: Free; Use to create your own quizzes or take quizzes created by others that use the Quizlet app and site. Available for Apple and Android devices.

This app has many useful features including a drug reference guide, medical news, information about procedures and protocols, and a link to Medline. Available for Apple and Android devices.

Touch Surgery is a medical simulation app. It allows users to practice surgical techniques prior to working with an actual patient. Available for Apple devices.

This app is designed to help medical students and other allied health professionals learn lab values like CBC, CMP, and ABG. The app also has useful illustrations and mini quizzes. Available for Android devices.

This is an interactive app that allows you to exam a patient, run diagnostic tests, and determine a diagnosis. The app provides feedback on the success of your diagnosis along with tips on procedures that would have been recommended for the case. There are also options for uploading your own case information. Available for Apple and Android devices.

PICO (Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome) is a method used for structuring clinical questions. This search tool allows you to search PubMed using the PICO format. This isn't an app, but a mobile-optimized website.

Accessible via any mobile browser, this site provides a comprehensive overview of radiology, including an interactive tutorial. Recommended for use in the Wash U. Clerkship manual