Medical Black Book app review, differentials and guidelines

A basic app of internal medicine pearls, differential diagnosis lists and MNEMONICS. The M3 Black Book is a reasonably price app that could help ... MedicalBlackBookappreview,differentialsandguidelines DouglasMaurer,DO/MPH/FAAFP| July6,2015 Duringmedicalschoolandresidency,Iremembercarryingmy“peripheralbrain”inmywhitecoat.Atthattime,mygotopocketbooksweretheWashingtonManualandtheFerri’sGuide.Bothofthesestillliveontodayinmobileversions.However,onmyiPhone,IstilltendtostickwithUpToDateorDynamedfirstline.Seemyarticleon“AlternativestoUpToDate“.Butwhataboutappsforquickreferenceinternalmedicinepearlsanddifferentialdiagnoses?ManyofmyformerresidentsstillcarryaroundtheMassachusettsGeneralHospitalPocketMedicinebyMarcSabatine.Thisvenerableguideisstillavailableinits5thEditionandisalsoavailableasanapp,thoughinourreviewwenoteditdidn’ttranslateaswellaswewouldhaveliked. AnotheralternativepocketbookistheBlackBook.Createdfromherown“peripheralbrain”duringmedicalschool,residencyandduringhercareerbyDrFrancoiseMarvel,theBlackBookhasbeenusedbycountlessstudentsandresidents.TheBlackBookisnowavailableasanappviaajointprojectbetweenDrMarvelandDrMarioMadruga,theProgramDirectorofanInternalMedicineresidencyprograminOrlando,FL.Let’stakealookattheiPhoneversionofthispocketbook. ClinicalScenario: Youaretakingyourfirstcallasaninternalmedicineresident.ThefloornursecallsyoutotellyouthatMrJoneswhowasadmittedforacongestiveheartfailureexacerbationiscomplainingofchestpain.Shestateshistelemetryisnotshowingsinusrhythmandhismostrecentchemistryshowshypokalemiaat2.5.SheasksyouwhatyouwanttodoaboutMrJones? LogintoiMedicalAppsinordertoviewthebelow videoreviewoftheM3BlackBook.RegistrationforiMedicalAppsisfree. Onceloggedin,clickthebelowscreenshotofthevideotoplay. Evidencebasedmedicine Theappiswrittenbytwohighlyrespectedinternists,butseemstobemostlyexpertopinionandexperienceofpractice.Therearenoevidenceratingsgivenforanyofthemedicalpearlsincludedoranyreferencesformostoftheapp’scontent. WhatproviderswouldbenefitfromthisApp? Students,residents,mid-levels,FamilyMedicine,InternalMedicineandsubspecialistproviders.Mostlikelyforthosejustbeginningtheirmedicalcareersasitistoobasicformoreseasonedproviders. Disclaimer:Theviewsexpressedarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotreflecttheofficialpolicyoftheDepartmentoftheArmy,theDepartmentofDefenseortheU.S.Government. MedicalBlackBookappreview,differentialsandguidelinesLikes Numeroususefulpearls,differentialdiagnoseslistsandMNEMONICS. Simpleuserinterface. Abilitytobookmarkyourfavoritepearls,lists,etc.. Dislikes Norealspecificsonconditionssuchasdiagnosticworkuportreatments. Tableofcontentsandnavigationwithintheappcouldbemoreusefulandefficient. Distractinganimationonhomescreen. NotavailableforAndroid. OverallAbasicappofinternalmedicinepearls,differentialdiagnosislistsandMNEMONICS. TheM3BlackBookisareasonablypriceappthatcouldhelpstudentsandresidentsbycombiningseveralappsintoone. However,theappisgreatlylimitedinitsscopebeyondthesebasicfunctionssuchthatbeginnersmaybebetterservedwitheithermorerobustpocketbookoracomprehensivemedicalreferenceapp. OverallScore3UserInterfaceAbittoosimplisticandheavyonblackcolorsthroughout. MultimediaUsageOtherthantheabilitytobookmarkyourfavorites,theappdoesnotcontainanyothersignificantmulti-mediafunctions. PriceAppisreasonablypricedwhenviewedasapotentialreplacementforaseparatepearls,differentialgeneratorandMNEMONICSapp;thoughonelimitedprimarilytointernalmedicine. RealWorldApplicabilityAsimpleappthatdoesexactlywhatitclaimstodo,butfallshortofastrongrecommendationduetoitslimitedscoperegardingdiagnosticwork-upandtreatmentsforthemanyconditionsincludedinthetableofcontents. DeviceUsedForReviewiPhone6runningiOS8.3 AvailableforDownloadiPhoneiPad Author: DouglasMaurer,DO/MPH/FAAFP DougiscurrentlyistheProgramDirectoroftheMadiganFacultyDevelopmentFellowshipatFortLewis,WA.HeisaFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysicians.Hisresearchinterestsincludemedicalsimulation,preventionofobesityandevidencebasedmedicineatthepointofcare. Tags: m3blackbook,medialblackbook,medicalapps ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Findappsbyspecialty Anesthesiology Cardiology CriticalCare EmergencyMedicine FamilyMedicine Gastroenterologyapps Hematology Hospitalist InfectiousDisease InternalMedicine Nephrology Neurology Obgyn Oncology Ophthalmology OrthopedicSurgery Pathology Pediatrics Physicalmedicine PlasticSurgery Psychiatry Pulmonology Radiology Rheumatology SportsMedicine Surgery Toxicology Urology Vascular Bestappsofthemonth BestiPhoneapps BestAndroidapps NewsletterSignup ADVERTISEMENT LogintoiMedicalApps. 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