Urology App Review Corner
Smartphones and tablets are playing an evergrowing role not only in our personal, but also in our professional lives. Developers are bringing new medical apps into the marketplace on a nearly daily bases. This section of UrologyMatch.com will help you keep track of Urology-related apps.
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The Urology App Review Corner has been compiled and will be managed by Matthew Sterling, MD. Matt received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He recently started his residency in Urology at the University of Pennsylvania.
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| Title | Platforms | Description | Overall Rating | Price |
Post date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| drawMD Urology | iPad |
Excellent app (one of the best I’ve come across) that allows physicians to better educate their patients about urologic diseases and procedures via easily manipulated images and urologic elements. With the added feature of allowing wireless printing of images as well as the ability to email images in pdf format, this app in my opinion is a must-have. |
Free | Jan 31 2012 | |
| kidneystoneMD | iPhone |
Good app for patients to learn about the common symptoms of kidney stones and ways by which the patient can make lifestyle changes to prevent stones in the future, but not detailed enough to be used by more expert medical students or physicians. |
Free | Feb 04 2012 | |
| Advanced Urology | iPhone |
A simple app with random urologic questions and facts displayed in index-card format. Information quality is not at the appropriate level for the intended audience and facts/topics covered seem random. |
$2.99 | Feb 04 2012 | |
| Urology: Animated Pocket Dictionary |
iPad iPhone |
A good app for patients to better understand their various diseases or procedures via beautifully animated videos. The audio commentary is difficult to follow and confusing at times. Ideally, the urologist should guide his/her patients through the animations for this app to be most useful. It is also quite expensive (in the app world) for the amount of information within. |
$6.99 | Feb 04 2012 | |
| Urology Glossary |
iPad iPhone |
This app is exactly what its name describes, a simple dictionary for terms commonly found in the field of urology that is moderately useful for patients. Not the best app out there as the information is very basic without any use of images or videos to help with the patient’s understanding. The $0.99 is not worth it in my opinion. |
$0.99 | Feb 04 2012 | |
| UrologyMatch | iPhone |
This is an excellent resource for urology applicants and current residents that I found to be extremely helpful as I went through the match. Most of the information on the forums is reliable and helped me a great deal from originally applying through to match day. The video links are extremely helpful during medical student sub-I/AI rotations and for residents preparing for cases. |
Free | Feb 04 2012 | |
| iURO Kidney |
iPad iPhone |
A solid app that should be used primarily by urologists or urology residents to help patients understand stone disease as well as the procedures involved in treating stone disease through stunning video animations. The ability to draw on pictures of the urinary system is a plus. |
$2.99 | Feb 04 2012 | |
| Bladder Pal | iPhone |
Nice app for tracking bladder function in between visits to the doctor. Makes performing a bladder diary very easy and allows for the patient to easily track their progress. Also allows patients to check/track AUA score and email information to their healthcare provider. |
Free | Feb 04 2012 | |
| Prostate Pal 2 | iPhone |
Nice app for tracking bladder function and PSA levels in between visits to the doctor. Makes performing a bladder diary very easy and allows for the patient to easily track their progress. Also allows patients to check/track AUA score and email information to their healthcare provider. |
Free | Feb 04 2012 | |
| CalcuLithiasis |
iPad iPhone |
‘Ok’ app for quick work-up of patients with urolithiasis to determine potential differential diagnoses based on patient demographics/lab data and what further workup the patient may require. |
Free | Feb 05 2012 |
