Visual medical education by Armando Hasudungan
Medical science, drawn into focus.
Explore visual explanations that reveal how the facts, processes and clinical patterns fit together—then discover the coming AH study platform, built to guide what you study next and check what stuck.
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Hypercholesterolaemia
Overview Higher levels of cholesterol associated with worse CV outcomes. Three main types that are measured: VLDL, LDL and HDL. High LDL is associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular problems. Hypercholesterolaemia can also run in families. Lifestyle modification aim to reduce cardiovascular risk. Pharmacological agents are lipid lowering drugs, statins being first-line. Lipid Physiology…
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Aortic Stenosis
Overview Aortic valve stenosis is characterised by obstruction of left ventricular outflow, resulting in inadequate cardiac output, decreased exercise capacity, heart failure, and death from cardiovascular causes. Mild to moderate aortic stenosis is usually a symptomatic, but occasionally can be found on routine examination Locations of stenosis – Valvular (common), supravalvular and subvalvular Aortic Stenosis…
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Leukaemia
Overview Leukemia is a common malignancy in children and adults that occurs when alterations in normal cell regulatory processes cause uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Leukaemia: Clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow Acute Leukaemia: Clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow that develops…
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Caplan Syndrome
Overview Caplan syndrome, also known as rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, is a rare condition seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had occupational exposure to inhaled dust, particularly coal dust or silica. It is characterised by multiple, rounded pulmonary nodules and underlying pneumoconiosis. It primarily affects middle-aged male coal workers and is now rare in…
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Acute Cholecystitis
Overview Acute cholecystitis is acute inflammation of the gallbladder, usually caused by a gallstone obstructing the cystic duct. Persistent obstruction causes gallbladder distension, inflammation and possible secondary bacterial infection. Most cases are calculous, while acalculous cholecystitis occurs mainly in critically ill or severely immunocompromised patients. Cholecystectomy: surgical removal of the gallbladder. Calculous cholecystitis: gallbladder inflammation…
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Osteomalacia / Rickets
Overview Osteomalacia (adults) and rickets (children) are disorders of impaired bone mineralisation leading to soft, poorly mineralised bone. It arises when there is insufficient calcium–phosphate supply to the mineralising matrix due to vitamin D deficiency, calcium deficiency, phosphate deficiency (often FGF23-mediated). Nutritional rickets still occurs worldwide, while hypophosphataemic forms (e.g., XLH, tumour-induced osteomalacia) are rarer…
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Bladder Carcinoma
Mainly focusing on Transitional cell tumours Overview Three main types of bladder carcinoma Transitional cell carcinoma (Most common) Squamous cell carcinoma Adenocarcinoma (Rare) Transitional cell tumours can affect any part of the urinary epithelium. It is the second most common urological malignancy (Renal Adenocarcinoma is the most common, bladder adenocarcinoma is rare ) and is one…
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Melanoma – Overview (signs and symptoms, pathology, risk factors, treatment)
This video covers Melanoma in detail, highlighting its signs, symptoms, pathology, and major risk factors. Understand the importance of early detection and the treatment options available for this aggressive skin cancer.

Crying and Sleeping in Babies | Why Newborns Cry and How to Help Them Sleep
This video explains the common reasons why babies cry and how their sleep patterns develop in the first months of life. Learn practical tips to soothe a crying baby and encourage healthy sleep habits. Whether you’re a new parent or caregiver, this guide will help you understand your baby’s needs and support their growth and…

Heart failure with reduced vs preserved ejection fraction – Pathophysiology and treatment
Heart failure explained: learn the causes, symptoms, tests, and treatments for heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction. This video breaks down cardiac output, preload, afterload, contractility, and heart rate—the four determinants of heart performance—and shows how low cardiac output triggers compensatory mechanisms (Frank–Starling, sympathetic activation, RAAS) that can worsen ventricular remodeling. Viewers will…
Our mission
Medical science is complex. Understanding it should feel possible.
Armando Hasudungan turns difficult medical science into clear visual explanations and connected learning experiences—so learners can see the whole picture, remember what matters and find a clearer way forward.
See it clearly
Turn abstract processes and invisible relationships into something the learner can picture.
Connect the pieces
Build understanding around how concepts fit together—not a pile of isolated facts.
Make it useful
Help learners move from explanation to recall, revision and the next logical step.
What clarity feels like
When the topic stops being a blur.
Learners do not come back because the subject became easy. They come back because the explanation gave them a picture they could work with.
“Armando's teaching style gives me the foundational knowledge.
“The notes I make during his videos help me retain everything better.
“The drawings are amazing and super easy to remember.
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Adductor-related Groin Pain
Overview Adductor-related groin pain is a clinical entity characterised by pain localised to the hip-adductor region, with both tenderness of the adductors and recognisable pain reproduced by resisted hip adduction. It commonly affects athletes participating in sports involving kicking, sprinting, rapid acceleration, cutting or change of direction. 1 The term encompasses acute adductor injuries and…
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Good education does not remove complexity. It makes complexity feel simple.
Visualising Medicine is the team behind Armando Hasudungan. We bring together medicine, illustration, writing and technology to make difficult ideas clearer—and build better ways for learners to use them.



