Mobile health applications for asthma

The large number of available apps most likely mimic the interest in apps for asthma. Because self-management in assessing symptoms and adhering to medication regimens is especially important, individuals with asthma may be particularly interested in apps that offer help with symptom monitoring or adherence to medical regimens. Option to email or export entire history to a text file on the SD card RxTrak's Medical Event Tracker $0.99 Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Symptom Tracking Android Allows users to log and track medical events, including asthma attacks Downes Scale $1.99 Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Tools/Calculators iPhone Determines the severity of an asthma attack using the Downes rating, or bronchiolitis grade using the Wood-Downes rating Health Calculators Free Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Tools/Calculators Android Allows users to evaluate health status with 24 different calculators and tools, including one for asthma Peak Flow Calculator $0.99 Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Tools/Calculators iPhone Calculates the strength of breathing based on user input from the patient's peak flow meter Pulse Oximeter $3.99 Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Tools/Calculators iPhone Measures heart rate and blood oxygen saturation with the iPhone camera Spirometer Pro $0.99 Tracking and Visualization of Health Information Tools/Calculators iPhone Uses the iPhone microphone as a spirometer.