Doctor with a Stethoscope, pic by heipei
One of the latest iphone applications, the iStethoscope is helping doctors around the world. This clever application is replacing the traditional metal stethoscopes and helps to reduce the amount of paper work cardiologists need to complete. A London computer scientist came up with the idea and it has become one of the most sought after applications with more than 3 million units sold.
Instead of listening to the patient’s heart with a stethoscope and counting the beats per minute, the doctors can just place the microphone of their iphone on the skin over the patient’s heart. The app counts the number of beats per minute and then produces a spectogram, which doctors can use to make a diagnosis.
The app costs only $1 and is generating lots of interest particularly from doctors in developing nations.
