IPPA History and Physical Exam Reference
Medical
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
Have you ever wished you could carry your history and physical exam notes in your pocket? Now you can with Inspect, Palpate, Percuss, Auscultate (IPPA)!
IPPA was designed by a senior medical student for beginner to intermediate medical students, nursing students, paramedic students, and other healthcare students as a reference for reviewing history and physical exam points prior to clinical encounters throughout their training.
The app contains all you'll need in your early years of training in order to take a complete history and do a complete physical, plus bonus investigation interpretation including, but not limited to, EKGs, chest and hand X-Rays, admission orders, calculators, and more.
1) History Section
- Contains tips on starting the interview, the chief complaint, identifying data, HPI, past medical and surgical history, medications and allergies, social history, family history, pediatric history, obstetric and gynecological history, and psychiatric history.
2) Physical Exam Section
- The physical exam section contains tips on beginning the exam, making general observations, vitals and measurements, assessing the skin/hair/nails, head/ears/eyes/nose/throat, thyroid, pulmonary and thorax, neck and lymph nodes, cardiovascular, breasts, abdomen, male and female genitalia, musculoskeletal, nervous, and hematological systems, as well as pediatric, and newborn patients as well as the diabetic foot exam.
3) Tools & Labs Section
- This section contains tips on admission and discharge orders, progress notes, discharge summaries, chest and hand x-ray interpretation, electrocardiogram interpretation, information on local anesthetics, and calculators. More will be added to this section periodically.
Please send us feedback pertaining to things you think would be handy to have in your pocket and we'll add them to the application. Send suggestions to ippaapp@gmail.com. Please note the contents of this application are not medical advice and should not be treated as such. All information within this app, including medication dosages, should be confirmed by a licensed health care professional and should not be used for patient care. Please consult with a physician or other professional health provider prior to making any decision, or undertaking any actions related to any health problem that you or a patient may have.
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- New features include Progress Notes, Maintenance Fluid Calculator, RSI Calculator, Common Medications
- Bug fixes
The developer, Daniel Meyer, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- Daniel Meyer
- Size
- 19.5 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 9.3 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 9.3 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Medical Treatment information
Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
- Copyright
- © 2016 Daniel Meyer