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Gestational Diabetes
Overview Diabetes: A group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Two types Diabetes Mellitus Type I (autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas) and Type II (insulin resistance followed by beta cell atrohpy) Gestational Diabetes: diabetes diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy with…
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Colorectal Cancer
Overview Colon cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer. 1/12 people will develop bowel cancer before the age of 85. However, there are Survival rates are increasing. Early bowel cancer is cured by surgery alone (screening is important!!). If untreated, or diagnosed when distance metastases are present, >98% pf patients die in <5 years. Colorectal…
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Hyperparathyroidism
This section will mainly focus on Primary Parathyroidism Overview Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is generalised disorder calcium, phosphate and bone metabolism due to increased secretion of parathyroid hormone normally leading to hypercalcaemia and hypophosphatemia. PHPT may present with recurrent nephrolithiasis, peptic ulcers, mental and muscle changes and less frequently bone resorption. Frequently, routine blood tests will…
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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Overview Shingles is reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) following previous chickenpox or, less commonly, varicella vaccination. After primary infection, VZV remains dormant in the dorsal-root or cranial-nerve ganglia. Reactivation occurs when VZV-specific cell-mediated immunity declines. In Australia, incidence is approximately 560 cases per 100,000 people annually and increases markedly after age 50. Lifetime risk…
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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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RA Related Pleural Effusion
Overview Rheumatoid pleural effusion (RPE) is an uncommon extra‑articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), occurring in ~2–5% of patients, more often in middle‑aged men with high rheumatoid factor (RF) titres, despite RA being more common in women. It typically presents during active disease or in patients with rheumatoid nodules, but can occasionally precede joint symptoms.…
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Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview Nephrotic syndrome is a relatively rare but important manifestation of kidney disease.Nephrotic syndrome classically presents with heavy proteinuria , minimal hematuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia, edema , and hypertension. In general, all patients with hypercholesterolemia secondary to nephrotic syndrome should be treated with lipid-lowering agents because they are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Nephrotic syndrome…
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Fragile X Syndrome
Explore Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene, leading to intellectual disability and developmental delays. This video explains its inheritance pattern, clinical features, molecular basis, and diagnostic considerations.
Introduction to Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Lesions
Explore the key differences between upper and lower motor neuron lesions, including their causes, clinical signs, and diagnostic features. This video provides a clear overview of motor pathway damage and its impact on muscle tone, reflexes, and coordination.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, investigation and treatment
Learn about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of the lung tissue. This video covers its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and current treatment strategies aimed at slowing disease progression and managing symptoms.
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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.
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Student, Neelain University
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Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
Overview Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) is a motion-related clinical disorder of the hip in which symptoms and clinical signs occur in association with characteristic femoral and/or acetabular morphology. The accepted diagnostic concept is a triad of symptoms, clinical signs and imaging findings ; bone morphology alone does not establish the syndrome. Patients commonly present with…
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About Visualising Medicine
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.