My New Favorite App

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I do not think it is any secret that I am a bit obsessed with Apple products and apps. Last year my wife showed me the breakdown of my expenses on my credit card (thanks American Express for making this so easy to do for my wife...), and the App Store section was scary! Unfortunately, showing me this data did not seem to have the effect my wife was hoping. Well, with all of this "research", I've come across a new "Must Have App": Journal Watch (link on iTunes)

Journal Watch is truly an incredible app that I have fallen in love with. As you can see below from the screenshots, Journal Club is a collection of all of the key articles in medicine over the past 20 years. Each article has a critical review, starting with a "Bottom Line" brief paragraph followed by everything you would expect from a critical review but in an easy to digest format. If there are national guidelines on the topic, the app will include these, broken down beautifully (see below the CVA Guidelines). 

AHA/ASA Stroke prevention for those with stroke or TIA (2011, adapted)[3]

  • Antiplatelets rather than anticoagulation for prophylaxis in patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or TIA to reduce recurrent stroke and other CV events (class I, level A) with:
    • Aspirin 50-325 mg PO daily (class I, level A)
    • Aspirin 25 mg and extended-release dipyridamole 200 mg PO twice daily (class I, level B)
    • Clopidogrel 75 mg PO daily (class IIa, level B)
  • Dual therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is not recommended as it increases risk of hemorrhage (class III, level A)
  • In patients with a stroke while on aspirin:
    • There is no evidence demonstrating that increasing the dose provides additional benefit (class IIb, level C)
    • Providers often consider alternative antiplatelet medications though no single or combination medication has been studied in this regard (class IIb, level C)

 

I really liked this app from the start, but what really pushed it into the "Must Have" category are the frequent updates. They continue to add articles, new and old 'classics'. I have incorporated the app into my nightly reading, often starting with the "Recent Updates" (Under More). 

Take a look and see if this is something that could work into your reading routine! Below are some screenshots highlighting a few features.