Five More 'Must Have' Nephrology Apps

NKF Pocket Guide

The National Kidney Foundation of the US has a number of really great apps. The Pocket Guide can be used for doing nutritional assessments and making nutrient prescriptions for patients suffering from kidney disease. The app requires some basic patient information and inputs about comorbidities. It includes a digitized form for subjective global assessment as well. The app is smart, chique, and extremely easy to use. The selection of SGA ratings is also made easier by the provision of small definitions for each score. It can very well form an integral part of a regular outpatient visit.

H2Overload

Another app by the NKF, H2Overload is meant for use by patients with kidney disease. It helps patients keep track of fluid intake, blood pressure and weight to ensure optimum homeostasis. It also provides information on some common conditions, keeps a calendar of doctor's appointments, a list of medications, tips about maintaining fluid balance, provides space for questions, and maintains a patient profile. This app is about empowering patients to take charge of the situation. It is available free on AppStore and Google Play.

Transplant

Developed by NKF Transplant is another patient directed app to support people through the aftermath of a kidney transplant. The app is designed in FAQ format. The layout is smart with happy red tabs, subtitles, and short, to the point, easily understood answers. It addresses worries about different symptoms, provides information about patient assistance programs, and informs people about the complications possible in the early and late post op period.

The national kidney foundation of the US has a battery of apps at public disposal. Common people as well as health professionals can use the apps. Apart from those mentioned here the NKF has an eGFR calculator, a screening app for albuminuria, an app for relative risk, monitoring and nephrology referral in patients with CKD, My Food Coach, CRN pocket guide and an app for managing gout. The apps are well appreciated by the scientific community, with good ratings from users as well. All of them are available free on AppStore and Google Play.

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Kidney News

Kidney News is an app by the American Society of Nephrology providing access to its recent issues. The app itself comes free of cost at the AppStore and on Google Play. This makes it ultra easy to keep you updated with the latest. The issues can be downloaded one at a time, enlarged, and stored for reading offline.

IJN

The Indian Journal Of Nephrology also has an app, which provides free access to some of its issues. It is available free on AppStore and Google Play. The interface is trendy. Issues can be downloaded and stored in PDF format on the app.