Best apps like Physical Exam Essentials

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Top Alternatives to Physical Exam Essentials

Bates' Pocket Guide by Unbound Medicine, Inc.

Physical Exam & History Taking

Editor's Choice

4.8(301 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app provides essential information for obtaining health histories and conducting physical exams. It features step-by-step techniques, updated images, and differential diagnoses for quick and accurate interpretation of findings. Ideal for students and professionals needing a fast reference.

Medicine Central by Unbound Medicine, Inc.

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Strong Contender

5.0(117 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This comprehensive medical reference app provides quick access to essential information on diagnoses, treatments, and drug details. It integrates multiple trusted resources, including clinical consults, drug guides, diagnostic tests, and PubMed access, for efficient point-of-care decision-making.

MD on Call by Messil inc.

Practical Guide

Worth Considering

Guideline Central (Legacy)

5.0😊(1 ratings)

$9.99

This app provides quick, practical guidance for physicians, residents, and medical students to manage common on-call issues. It offers concise tips for acute assessment and management, helping users efficiently address patient problems without needing to consult lengthy textbooks.

What We Love

👍 Handy checklist for on-duty
👍 Useful in ER
👍 Great app design
👍 Packed with useful info
👍 Pragmatic content
👍 Indispensable for junior residents
👍 Great for quick reference
👍 Fantastic for interns
👍 Exactly the info needed
👍 Good for refreshing basics
👍 Saved from trouble
👍 Very useful
👍 Perfect for interns
👍 Great info, well organized
👍 Unbelievably useful
👍 Used every time on call
👍 Frequently use on call
👍 Prompts for important things
👍 Useful in emerg
👍 Great for cross cover
👍 Valuable, accessible
👍 Rich treatment options
👍 Simple app, fulfills need
👍 A must have
👍 Quick and dirty info
👍 Easy to digest
👍 Perfect for crosscover
👍 Guideline for patient care
👍 Excellent tool for busy clinician
👍 Helps late at night
👍 Helpful for writing orders
👍 Portable and concise
👍 Good for prep
👍 Well-mounted app
👍 Easy to use
👍 Very useful during shifts
👍 Five star application
👍 Nice app
👍 Simple to use
👍 Quick to load
👍 References for further reading
👍 Real basic, to the point
👍 Helpful if needed
👍 Worth a few bucks
👍 Well worth it
👍 Handy for junior doctors
👍 Good stuff
👍 Eliciting walking thoughts
👍 Nice guide for orders
👍 Très efficace
👍 Excellent resource
👍 Great and useful app
👍 Good to start with
👍 Fast, succinct info
👍 On homescreen
👍 Excellent and complete
👍 Useful for non-surgical
👍 Useful for nurses too
👍 Assess patient first
👍 Satisfied with purchase
👍 Like the Labs section

Room to Improve

👎 Could cover more content
👎 Needs update for iPhone X
👎 Content and references outdated
👎 Needs a refresh
👎 More conditions could be added
👎 Common disease and tx missing
👎 Not value for money
👎 Let down
👎 Very basic
👎 Below EMTP level
👎 Not adequate for med student
👎 Not enough depth for price
👎 Wrong advice (Metaclopramide)
👎 Lacking a lot of clinical scenarios
👎 Lacking clinical scenarios
👎 Interface is rough
👎 Recommendations not referenced
👎 Some references obscure
👎 Some data wrong
👎 Only a handful of scenarios
👎 Way too expensive
👎 Better value elsewhere
👎 Waste of money
👎 Should be free
👎 Weak
👎 Limited info
👎 Waste of money until improves
👎 Needs improve information
👎 Expand more clinical topics
👎 Expensive for content
👎 Disappointing for price
👎 Info pretty basic
👎 Categories limited
👎 Way too $$$ for what you get
👎 Lacking medicine dose
👎 Lacking drug interaction
👎 Could use more information
👎 Streamlined interface needed
👎 Not worthwhile program
👎 Real basic
👎 Lacking clinical scenarios
👎 Expensive for it's content
👎 Needs to improve some information
👎 Expand more clinical high yields
👎 Not enough depth
👎 Not enough depth to be worth the price
👎 Limited info
👎 Waste of money
👎 Needs work
👎 Interface rough
👎 Recommendations not adequately referenced
👎 Some references obscure
👎 Some data is just plain wrong
👎 Only a handful of scenarios
👎 Way too expensive
👎 Better value for money
👎 Waste of money
👎 Should not be more than FREE
👎 Weak
👎 Limited info
👎 Waste of money until it improves
👎 Needs improve
👎 Expand more clinical high yields and topics
👎 Expensive for it's content
👎 Quite basic
👎 Disappointing for the price
👎 Info is pretty basic
👎 Categories are limited
👎 Way to $$$ for what you get
👎 Doesn't have all futures you need
👎 Medicine dose and drugs interaction missing

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