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January 2023
Essential Anatomy 5
This immersive 3D app features more than 8,200 structures of both male and female models, with 11 systems shown (skin, skeletal, muscles, connective tissue, veins, arteries, nerves, respiratory, digestive, urogenital, and lymphatic, plus the brain and heart), Structures can be viewed in isolation and from any angle. Users can place customized pins with notes anywhere on the 3D model, and certain structures can be sliced through using a 3D plane tool. Audio pronunciation and Latin nomenclature is available for all structures, quizzes are in the app, and images can be shared through social media and email.
Developer: 3D4Medical from Elsevier
Operating System: iOS and Android
Cost/Subscription: $14.99 (Android), $19.99 (iOS) one-time payment
frequENTcy
Access the podcasts from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. This app provides complete access to frequENTcy, with additional features that include streaming access, an archived back catalog, playback resume when interrupted by a call, bonus content, PDFs and wallpapers, and contact methods (call, email, web, Facebook, and Twitter) for the show.
Developer: American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Inc.
Operating System: iOS and Android
Cost/Subscription: Free
Medscape
The Medscape app offers medical news and commentary by specialty, as well as drug and disease information, relevant professional education, and CME/CE activities. Medscape Decision Point combines evidence-based treatment options with trusted expert commentary. In addition, there are podcasts and more than 400 medical calculators grouped by specialty, a drug interaction checker, a pill identifier, and access to the Consult network for physicians and medical students. Access requires a Medscape website account.
Developer: WebMD, LLC
Operating System: iOS and Android
Cost/Subscription: Free
PubMed Hub
This app provides access to and a comprehensive data search of scientific research published on PubMed. Abstracts for research with author names are available in the app; full text can also be shown when available on PubMed or users will be redirected to the publishing journal. Each article shows its Journal Impact Factor, and articles can be shared through social media.
Developer: Omelette, Inc.
Operating System: iOS and Android
Cost/Subscription: Free; in-app purchases
The Washington Manual (WashMnl) Otolaryngology Survival Guide
Prepared by Washington University house staff and faculty, this survival guide provides essential information for interns, including an overview of the residency, a breakdown of common floor calls, consults, and emergency room calls, a typical daily routine, examination of the head and neck, and information on otology, rhinosinusitis, surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease, antimicrobial therapy, and pediatric otolaryngology. Content includes algorithms, useful formulas, patient notes, top work-ups, common calls and complaints, key points on most common problems, essentials of what not to miss and when to refer/call for help.