Redefining Medicine with Apps and iPads
This Article is about how new
technology is becoming useful to the world of science. They specifically talk
about the iPad and the apps available that are not only used for games and
actually useful for medicine and other educational purposes. Dr. Alvin Rajkomar
had a patient that needed an infusion of saline but was unsure how to go about
this depending on the concentration and volume without leading the patient to
brain swelling, seizure, or death. He grabbed his iPhone and used an app called
MedCalc and it gave him the right rate to start the saline at. They are not
saying that you can rely on every app but learning more about technology will
be a huge advancement. People usually stay away from the young doctors due to
little experience but these young doctors are the ones with more knowledge with
the new technology and are going to become a big part in the medicine and science
departments.
I think its a little scary to think that a doctor is using an app on his iPad to figure out how to treat a patient, I would be getting a new doctor! But very interesting article.
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