Anatomy of the Easter Bunny

Anatomy of the Easter Bunny.

medical art, anatomy ofCiléin13 April 2018veterinary, anatomy, veterinary illustration, rabbit, bunny, Easter, holidays, medical illustrationComment

The (illustrated) H's & T's: aka reversible causes of cardiac arrest

An illustrated overview of the H's & T's, AKA the reversible causes of cardiac arrest.

Sudural haemorrhage: a bleed on the brain

An illustrated introduction to subdural haemorrhage: what it is, why it matters, how doctors find it, and how surgeons treat it! A Guest article I wrote & illustrated for Brainbook, kindly made possible through the support of the Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma.

medical art, publicationsCiléin24 February 2018brain, brainbook, neurosurgery, trauma, head injury, headache, surgeryComment

Signs of Christmas disease

medical mentalismCiléin22 December 2017christmas, xmas, holidays, clinical signs, summary, revision, haemophilia, elfComment

Causes of blood in the urine (haematuria)

A medically illustrated breakdown of the causes of haematuria (blood in the urine), by Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics). Part of my ongoing 'medical mentalism' series, on the art of health deduction.

medical mentalism, medical artCiléin10 November 2017urine, urology, gynaecology, anatomy, health deduction, sherlockComment

How to 'read' urine colour

medical mentalismCiléin10 November 2017urine, urology, pee, colour, investigation Comments

Arya alright? A Stark look at Game of Thrones injuries

A medically illustrated breakdown of Arya Starks wounds from Game of Thrones season 6. Spoilers ahead!

caretoons, medical art, medical mentalismCiléin11 August 2017Game of Thrones, GoT, TV, Arya Stark, trauma, stab, incision, wound, injury, emergency medicineComment

An introduction to brain aneurysms

An illustrated introduction to brain aneurysms by Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics). This was originally a guest post for Brainbook on their neurosurgery public engagement blog.

Next weeks prescription

Emergency depatments are for emergencies.. Caretoon by Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics)

caretoonsCiléin14 July 2017emergency, comedy, cartoon, ED, doctor, emergency medicine, healthcareComment

Efforts in vein

A phlebotomy cartoon.

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The ‘black’ eye

A medically illustrated breakdown of the appearance of a 'black' eye, and related eye trauma injuries, by Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics).

medical mentalismCiléin10 June 2017injury, black eye, eye, ophthalmology, trauma, clinical signsComment

$Base of skull fracture$

Base of skull fracture

Cold reading cause of death. An experiment using medical illustration in a cartoon.

caretoonsCiléin22 April 2017trauma, head injury, base of skull fracture, battle sign, rhinorrhoea, otorrhoea, raccoon eyesComment

Danger Zones in head and neck skin surgery

A quick video breakdown of important at-risk nerves in the head and neck during skin surgery, aimed at plastics and dermatology surgical trainees.

medical artCiléin18 April 2017surgery, dermatology, plastic surgery, skin, nerves, meded, video, animationComment

Atlanto-cranial sliding joint implant

medical artCiléin1 April 2017implant, joint, orthopaedics, ortho, bone, neck, spine, prosthetics, prosthesis, humourComment

$5 signs of a base of skull fracture$

5 signs of a base of skull fracture

medical mentalismCiléin29 March 2017clinical signs, trauma, head injury, skull Comments

Spot diagnosis: hyperthyroidism

A medically illustrated summary of the pattern of clinical signs in hyperthyroidism (eg Grave’s disease).

medical mentalismCiléin28 December 2016thyroid, Grave's, clinical signs, symptoms, hyperthyroidism Comments

Formication (note the 'm')

Formication (note the 'm'): a tactile hallucination of bugs crawling on the skin.

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These ARE the drugs you're looking for...

13 Jedi mind tricks to boost adherence. An illustrated caretoon article on adherence psychology for improving patient care.

caretoonsCiléin15 November 2016adherence, psychology, concordance, drugs, medicine, patients, healthcareComment

Pokémon anatomy

Pokémon anatomy illustrations, designed on popular vote from my fans. Who would you like to peek inside net?

medical artCiléin11 November 2016Pokémon, pokemon, ditto, anatomy, veterinary, creature, biology Comments

Interdigitating Y flaps

Surgical illustration designed for a surgical paper on a novel plastic surgery technique for the reconstruction of transverse vaginal septa.