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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsiDoctor: The future of medicine?
There's an app for that.
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iDoctor: The future of medicine? (Original Post)
trof
Aug 2013
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... and imagine how convenient it will be to get a prostate exam using a smartphone!!!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)2. I like it for some things (EKG was cool), but
I spent 8 days in the hospital last year while they ran dozens of tests to figure out my medical problem. It was like an episode of House (with the diagnostician), funny thing unlike the show, it really was lupus and a few other things.
Drs could use their apps as tools, but it shouldn't replace lab tests and drs expertise.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)3. Just NEVER GOOGLE YOUR SYMPTOMS
You'll be convinced that you're dying.
trof
(54,255 posts)4. I sent this to a couple of physician friends.
They agreed that this will become much more common and is basically a good thing for patients and doctors. It would also drive down medical diagnostics and treatment costs.