Causes of abdominal swelling (6F's)

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Causes of headache

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Pre-eclampsia illustrated: signs & symptoms

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Sjögren's syndrome illustrated

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The body language of pain

Caretoon mini article on interpreting the body language of pain.

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Causes of chest pain

An illustrated differential diagnosis for the causes of chest pain, by Dr Ciléin Kearns (Artibiotics). Part of my “Medical Mentalism” series.

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Causes of limb swelling

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Why is urine yellow, and poop brown? A comic.

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Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

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Important causes of abdominal pain

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Signs of Christmas disease

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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.

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How to 'read' urine colour

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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!

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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).

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$5 signs of a base of skull fracture$

5 signs of a base of skull fracture

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Spot diagnosis: hyperthyroidism

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

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Formication (note the 'm')

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

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