10 Gadgets every medical student/doctor should have
Medical students and doctors are always on the lookout for new gadgets that can make their lives easier and more efficient. From stethoscopes to tongue depressors, these tools provide invaluable insight into our patients’ health, help us diagnose illnesses, and improve the quality of our diagnoses (and thus the quality of our patient care). Here are 10 gadgets every medical student or doctor should have in their arsenal!
1) A Digital stethoscope
Digital stethoscopes have amazing features and it is definitely one of the many medical gadgets that tech-savvy doctors must have!
With a digital stethoscope, you can record what you hear, share it, use it as a teaching tool, use specially designed apps, and more.
With digital stethoscopes, there are also huge opportunities for collaboration. For example, are you hearing suspicious heart tones and can’t decide if it’s pathological or normal? No problem with a digital stethoscope – download the audio to your phone, send it to your colleague and get a response from them in minutes.
2) An electric thermometer
IR infrared thermometer technology enables non-invasive, non-contact scans that are more comfortable, hygienic, and easier to use than rectal, oral/mouth, ear, or armpit thermometers;
For use on adults, children, toddlers or infants; Thermometer for babies or adults; Ideal for doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals
3) A blood pressure monitor
One of the most important Gadget for Medical students / Doctore .Digital blood pressure monitor with large custom LED displays gives you a great visual experience, making readings clearer and users can view results faster. Large, clear fonts and high-definition backlit display provide clear reading at night for an advanced measurement experience.
The fully automatic blood pressure checker has advanced measurement techniques, to provide you with the most accurate reading. Convenient to track your daily health.
The blood pressure machine is fully automatic, just press a “start” button to measure your blood pressure and heart rate. All processes just need half a minute.
4) A pulse oximeter
5) Portable ECG Monitor
Nowadays you don’t need a special room or complex non-portable devices to analyze the ECG. There are several handheld portable ECG scanners. With it, you can easily sit back, relax and check your ECG.
You can connect this device to your phone via Bluetooth and save all the ECG readings you have. Moreover, you can share the results with your doctor.
While this device is of particular interest to cardiologists, medical students and residents can use it in their daily practice.
6) A penlight flashlight
Medical Students and doctors has to check pupils , this penlight is a MUST.
7) An otoscope and opthalmoscope
Otoscope/ophthalmoscope Set, now you can perform complete ear and eye exams with one awesome tool! It provides the perfect amount of illumination and magnification for in-depth examination of ears and eyes.
8) Portable Coffee Maker
Almost all doctors love coffee. Especially if a doctor likes gadgets, coffee is a must. Mainly because when you have a new gadget, it is necessary to master it! So, with this espresso machine, doctors can have great espresso almost anywhere.
Another benefit is that coffee can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and improve thinking and cognitive functions) These would be our suggestions for tech-loving doctors.
9) Infrared Vein Finder
Technology is coming to all areas of medicine and the vein finder is there too! Yeah, that’s probably a relief for nursing students and medical students. Because during medical school or nursing school, you have to learn how to find veins with palpation (that is, simply by pressing and touching an arm or another part of the body). But the capabilities of this device go even further. Sometimes in certain procedures, it is necessary to find a central vein (femoral vein or subclavian vein).
Usually this is done by an ultrasound scanner held in one arm and a puncture needle in the second arm. With this vein finder, you no longer need an ultrasound machine and you don’t have to occupy your second arm either. So, as we are looking at some cool medical gadgets here, this one definitely deserves a place in a list.
10) Glucometer
