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email article Here is a roundup of some of the best medical apps we loved and found useful during the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year in no particular order. Happy downloading and stay safe! The Brigham and Women s Hospital released a comprehensive app of all of their COVID-19 protocols. This app joins a growing list of guidelines and protocols from Johns Hopkins (via the Relief Central and Hopkins ABX Guide apps), WHO, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and others. MyDirectives.com first launched its companion app for iOS in 2015. Their website and app can be used separately, but ideally, they should be used together. The website discusses the goals of create, update, and share. The app allows the user to digitally sign the plan; make a video of your wishes; use photos and videos to confirm your identity; share the Advance Care plan with others via email, text, and QR reader; and show on the iPhone lock ....
email article One of the steepest learning curves in residency education is deciding what imaging tests to order for patients. Should I order an x-ray first or go straight to computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? Do I order contrast? How do I handle an incidental finding when I get the CT report back? What is the imaging study of choice for a patient with hematuria? Not only are these questions daunting for students and residents, but they can also remain challenging even for seasoned providers. Some believe ordering is easy and it is the interpretation that is the hard part. ....