Tools

1. AHRQ ePSS: The Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) is an application designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The ePSS application was developed to assist primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.
2. Auto Accident Crash Kit: Auto Accident Crash Kit is an easy to use application that will help you accurately record all the information at the scene of a car crash for medical and legal reasons.
3. Dosage Calc: Dosage Calc is an initiative to assist in the avoidance of drug errors.
4. Emergency Medical Spanish Guide: The Emergency Medical Spanish Guide Lite (EMSG) is a tool designed for non-Spanish speaking health care professionals to quickly ascertain vital medical information.
5. Health Calculators: A set of health calculators for doctors, nurses, technicians, and students, including BMR, blood-alcohol level, BMI, pregnancy calculator and more.
6. Injectable Medicines: Injecting medicines is a high-risk area of clinical practice and one that information staff receive many requests for help with, especially from nurses.
7. Instant Heart Rate: This app turns your Android into a heart rate monitor. Instant Heart Rate is the most accurate Heart Rate Monitor app for any smartphone and it does not need any external hardware.
8. MedCalc 3000 Complete: MedCalc 3000 is the most popular and comprehensive medical calculator system on the Web.
9. Mini Nurse: This app contains dosage calculations, IV calculations, medical terms, and more.
10. Pediatric SymptomMD: Turn parents on to this app! Parents can make smart decisions on what level of care (if any) is needed and how to provide speedy symptom relief for minor illnesses or injuries that parents can manage on your own.
11. Pocket EKG — Basic: Learn to interpret the 25 most encountered cardiac dysrhythmias. Actual tracings ensure quick learning (25 included). Interactive quiz included.
12. RxCase Minder: Tell your patients about this app, which is a simple yet useful way to remind them when to take their medications and to refill their prescriptions.
13. RxShortages: RxShortages is designed to help health care providers access information about drug shortages quickly and easily.
14. Vocera Connect Cellular: The Vocera software client keeps caregivers and support staff wirelessly connected to each other, streamlining work flow and maximizing patient satisfaction by reducing the time it takes to respond to patient needs.

Reference

15. 420+ Medical Slang Acronyms: Resourceful and humorous, this app provides insight into slang used by doctors, nurses, paramedics and other hospital or medical staff.
16. 2011 EMRA Antibiotic Guide: The EMRA ABx Guide is a necessity for any health care professional who rotates in the emergency department.
17. I.V. Drug Handbook: Featuring a strong focus on patient safety this handbook delivers concise, practical guidance to help nurses carry out one of the most difficult tasks that they may face.
18. iResQ: iResQ is the ideal tool for any critical care provider or flight paramedic or nurse.
19. Medical Bible: Black’s Medical: Black’s Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. Invaluable as a reference for all who need a clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, doctors, and all health care professionals.
20. Medical Terminology and Abbrev: A handy reference program for medical terms, abbreviations and prefix/suffixes. A top 10 Medical app featured in Android Market’s “Top Paid” Medical Category.
21. Nurse’s Pocket Drug Guide 6th Edition: Specifically geared towards patient care, this instant-access guide provides registered nurses with essential, up-to-the-minute information on 1,000 commonly used medications.
22. Nursing Pharmacology: Nursing Pharmacology is a fully-featured flash card app that includes a main deck, favorites deck, shuffle ability and choice of primary side.
23. Oncology Congress: Oncology Congress provides US-based practicing oncologists,nurses and pharmacists with the clinical data, best practices and technology innovations that enhance clinical practice and patient care.
24. RN Pocket Guide: This is the resource that recent graduates as well as lifelong nurses depend on to keep a comprehensive library of information at their fingertips.
25. Vet Nurse Quick Reference: A quick reference guide for veterinary nurse professionals. Contains a quick reference of normal parameters for small and common household pets.
26. Wound Follow Up Nurse: The nurse can take pictures of her patient’s wounds and send them in to a skilled Wound Care Nurse.

Exam Help

27. Anesthesia VOL 1: Q&A: Geared toward physicians, this app contains medical information that could help any healthcare worker.
28. CCRN Exam Prep (Critical Care): Upward Mobility’s CCRN app for Android is a valuable tool to help you properly prepare for this important certification exam administered by the AACN.
29. Certified Emergency Nurse: Prepare for the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Test by multiple choice quiz, flashcards, & dictionary.
30. Human Atlas: This is the award-winning library of animations, illustrations and 3D rotating body systems all in one stunning app for Android.
31. Kaplan NCLEX-RN Medications: Tap into more than 300 medication flashcards including their common names, phonetic pronunciation, drug category, use/treatment, side effects, and patient considerations are included in this app.
32. Med Surg 2 Nursing in a Flash: Nursing in a Flash mobile review applications are designed to provide nursing students with an easy, efficient tool to learn vital nursing content on the go.
33. NCLEX-PN Exam Prep by UM: This module contains a targeted curriculum of 500 useful questions dealing with the successful knowledge required for entry-level Licensed Practical Nurses.

Libraries

34. Beiks: Look under the “Specialty Top 7″ to find a pocket guide to medications, a pocket medical encyclopedia and more medical applications.
35. Medical Wizards: Founded by a practicing ER physician, this company strives to make its portable software as user friendly and flexible as possible.
36. Mobile Apps for Medical Professionals: Utilizing only the most trusted, valuable resources and tools, Skyscape delivers customizable content by specialty to medical professionals directly at point of care.
37. Nursing Info: Tap into articles from news and research journals. Updates hourly with new headlines as available. This is just one of many Android apps offered by MedProApps.com.
38. QxMD: This service provides apps that are authoritative, at the point of care and — with over 1,000,000 downloads to date — a trusted source.
39. Unbound Medicine: Unbound Medicine is changing the way healthcare professionals answer clinical questions by designing content and delivering it to mobile devices and the Web.
40. Webpatient.net Android Market Applications: This site carries a wide variety of health care applications for health care workers and patients.

Anatomy and Physiology

If you want to know more about how the human body is put together, and how its systems work, anatomy and physiology courses can help.

1. Anatomy and Physiology from Western Governors University provides a look at the different systems in the body, as well as how they work and how they are built. Class is divided into modules for self-learning. Completing the course as scheduled takes most students about 14 weeks.
2. The Human Body from Harvard Medical School is comprised of a number resources on different aspects of the human body, its anatomy and physiology, and how basic functions of the body work.
3. Physiology of the Ear from MIT is a course designed to provide an in-depth look at the workings of the human ear. Assignments and projects help you apply your knowledge and internalize what you learn.
4. Occurrence of Central Nerve System/Analysis of Differentiation Mechanism from the University of Tokyo provides an interesting look at the nervous system. Lecture notes and videos are included in this resource. (Yes, it’s in English.)
5. Evolution of the Immune System from MIT offers a look at how the human immune system evolved, as well as some of the unique features of this system. Includes a syllabus, readings and assignments that you can complete on your own.
6. Human Reproductive Biology from MIT focuses on the reproductive system. Describes the physiology of female and male systems of reproduction, as well as including lecture notes, assignments and exams.
7. Gastroenterology from MIT looks at the gastrointestinal system and how it works.
8. Modern Biology from the Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University explores how the body is put together at a molecular level. Learn about lipids and enzymes, and how the body breaks down nutrients.
9. Health is everywhere: unraveling the mystery of heath from The Open University covers the basics of health, and what makes good health. Addresses the human body, and how to keep it in proper working order.
10. Health from Yale offers readings and notes about health. This collection provides a great overview of the human body, and how it responds in real-life situations, as well as addressing issues of pandemic, globalization and genetics.

Pathology and Diseases

How disease moves through the human body is helpful information for medical and health care professionals. These courses can provide you with insight into disease and how it affects the body.

11. Principles of Human Disease from MIT takes a look at modern approaches to understanding and treating diseases that affect humans. Includes genetics information and other factors that influence the progress of diseases.
12. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases from Johns Hopkins University provides a look at how diseases grow and spread from human to human. Includes case studies and a look at how infection develops, takes hold and spreads.
13. Basic Human Pathology from Tufts University offers lectures on different aspects of diseases and how they develop in humans. A basic understanding of injury and wound healing, how disease affects different systems and how the body adapts to disease.
14. Pathophysiology of Infectious Diseases from Tufts University looks at how disease works. Includes lecture notes, readings, case studies and quizzes.
15. Chronic Infection and Inflammation: What are the Consequences on Your Health? from MIT looks at how recurring infection can have long-term impacts on your health. Course materials are provided, along with lectures and a syllabus to help you keep on track.
16. Parkinson’s Disease Workshop from MIT provides a look at Parkinson’s Disease and offers information on how it progresses, and some of the treatments that are being attempted.
17. Fundamentals of Oncology for Public Heath Practitioners from Johns Hopkins University follows the progressions of major forms of cancer, as well as discusses common treatment options. Includes readings and lecture notes, as well as a schedule that can help you plan your study.
18. Oral Public Health: Slide Lecture 3: Issues and Hot Topics in Oral and Public Health looks at how diseases affect the mouth. This lecture looks at public health and the spread of disease. Includes flouridation, waste, HIV/AIDS, cancer and infection control.
19. Cultures of Disease and Care from Notre Dame is part of an overall course on Medicine and Public Health in American History. Lecture notes explore how society and other factors influence how we view disease, and how we seek treatment for it.

Nutrition and Fitness

The human body requires proper nutrition and physical activity in order to remain healthy. Open courseware that addresses these issues can be used in tandem with other information on normal body functioning.

20. Introductory Nutrition from the University of Texas at Austin focuses on the basic principles of nutrition and the effects of food choices on the body.
21. Nutrient Function and Metabolism from the University of California at Berkeley provides an overview of how nutrients fuel the metabolism. Includes information on carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, and addresses toxicity.
22. Nutrition: proteins from The Open University offers an overview of protiens, and how they function within the body.
23. Nutrition: vitamins and minerals from The Open University looks at how common vitamin and minerals are necessary for the body, and how they can help you maintain health.
24. Active, healthy lifestyles from The Open University helps you understand the role an active lifestyle plays in a healthy body.
25. Health and Fitness from Western Governors University provides a look at proper health through good fitness routines. Focuses on body systems and physical health, emotional health, nutrition and susbtance abuse.
26. Physical Intelligence from MIT addresses the connection between body and mind, and how you can use physical activity to improve the channel between the two while improving the health and function of the body.
27. Introduction to Cardiovascular Fitness from Wikiversity looks at how to improve the health of the cardiovascular system. Includes class discussions, projects, readings and links for further resources.
28. Things to Watch Out For from Utah State University addresses substance abuse. Learn about why substance abuse occurs and the signs that it has become a problem. This course also addresses prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

Life Stages

The body needs different things at different stages of life. Learn about specific issues confronting the body during youth and during old age.

29. Human Growth and Development from Tufts University provides an overview of the different stages of development from birth to death.
30. Health Across the Life Span: Frameworks, Contexts, and Measurements from Johns Hopkins University looks at how the body functions from the time one is born until the end of life.
31. Adolescent Health and Development from Johns Hopkins University looks at how young bodies develop, and the specific health issues that should be addressed.
32. Young people’s wellbeing from The Open Unviersity focuses on common issues, including obesity, depression, drinking and behavioral problems, that commonly affect youth.
33. Risks for STI/HIV – Opportunities for Prevention from Johns Hopkins University is focused on understanding why youth engage in risky sexual behaviors, and how it can be prevented.
34. The Wisdom Years from United Nations University explores the effects of aging on the body. It also looks at how to care for the elderly.
35. Elderly and Activity from Wikiversity looks at how physical activity can have positive effects on aging bodies.
36. Pain Management Strategies in the Elderly from Harvard Medical School addresses end of life care for the aging, and focuses specifically on how pain affects the body, and how it can be managed.

Nursing

Learn some of the things that nurses should know in order to better care for patients. These are some nursing courses that can help you learn more about the human body.

37. Medical Terminology from the College of Eastern Utah takes you through the basics of how words are used in the field of medicine.
38. Microbiology from Tufts University looks the basics of cells in the body. Aimed at providing a basic understanding of how the body works on a cellular level.
39. Health Assessment and Promotion from UMass Boston offers helpful hints on learning how to quickly assess someone’s health and make possible diagnoses of various diseases.
40. Caring in hospitals from The Open University offers a look at proper procedure and the different ways that the body can be treated in hospitals.