carolyn cromwell at mount sinai hospital in new york city.ou for joining us. >> so over 17,000 medical apps, are they official? >> there are many medical apps. an app is official once you can use it and access it. what the fda is concerned about is a small number of apps that can turn your ipad into a medical device. >> which are we talking about here? >> well, before let's get to the ones we are not talking about. we are not talking about the ones that help with calorie control, monitoring their blood glucose levels or helping doctors. i love the ipad. we can access the medical information from it, and we can use it as a translator tool. >> you have one right there. >> i wanted to show you a great one here that can help us communicate with patients when we can't get a real translator. say i am speaking with a spanish patient and asking them about their chest pain. these are amazing, innovative things. but what the fda is looking at are the types of i pads that can turn it into a medical device. the fda regulates the medical devices, so this