Iv been using the iPhone and iPad simultaneously for the past 1 mth and now I cannot imagine a life without them.It had made my life way more easier than before.In all this I have only spoken about the College bit.The rest of its uses are even better.
Scenario One :
LMP / EDD , BMI ,Weight Dosage.
Many times in the medical field(especially in Chidambaram) you have to see patients at the rate of 2 patients for every 5 minuits.Now this time is really not enough if you have to sit down and calculate for every patient.So using the iPhone I can calculate all these values within seconds and makes me almost 70% more effective in seeing patients.
Scenario Two :
In the labor ward posting it has helped me store all my notes and logs (seamlessly) of all the cases seen by me.Thus it helps me as a reference on a later date. I know this can be done on any phone BUT the logging system by date is absolutely fantastic on the iPhone.
Scenario Three :
Williams Book of Obstetrics weighs almost a ton and carrying it with all other Post Graduate books together is unimaginable.All these books can be carried on my iPhone.But now that I use the iPad for reading I neednt stain so much to look at text.All those books in just 1 device weighing 1.6 lbs.
And you can bookmark take notes and even READ IN THE DARK :O
Scenario Four :
Just Sitting Around.
There will be several occasions where you are just sitting around and doing noting much.Nothing is a better stress buster than pulling out your phone and playing a game of Doodle Jump :).
Or read up about some drugs and their contraindications using epocrates or read up some DDs using Diagnausarus.
Scenario Five :
Quick photos of cases and videos of surgeries.
Iv included this towards the end because most phones have this feature :P.
Other than these :
Iv got Tasks , Bank Management , Sketching , PIM , Twitter and on and on and on...
I feel its an absolute necessity for all doctors to carry an iPhone.Now if only iPhones were more reasonably priced and AVAILABLE :/.
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