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Anorexia Nervosa
Overview Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight, intense fear of weight gain or persistent behaviours preventing weight gain, and disturbance in the experience or significance of body weight and shape. It often begins in adolescence or young adulthood and is more frequently recognised…
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Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Overview Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) , previously called hyaline membrane disease, is a disorder caused primarily by pulmonary surfactant deficiency and structural lung immaturity. It occurs mainly in premature infants and presents shortly after birth with tachypnoea, grunting, chest recession and increasing oxygen requirements. Severity increases as gestational age decreases. Neonatal RDS is different…
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Graves' Disease
Overview Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, caused by an autoimmune reaction in which TSH receptor autoantibodies stimulate the thyroid gland, leading to an increase in the production of thyroid hormones. It’s named after Dr Robert James Graves, an Irish physician who in 1835 gave one of the first thorough clinical descriptions…
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Botulism
Overview Botulism is a rare, life-threatening neuroparalytic syndrome caused by botulinum neurotoxin. It classically produces acute bilateral cranial nerve palsies followed by symmetrical descending flaccid paralysis, which may progress to respiratory failure. 1 Botulism is very rare in Australia, where most reported cases occur in infants younger than 12 months. Nevertheless, foodborne, wound and iatrogenic…
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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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Miscarriage
Overview Miscarriage: Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is defined as a clinically recognized pregnancy loss before the 20th week of gestation. Others define it as expulsion or extraction of an embryo or fetus weighing 500 g or less Abortion: After 20weeks Threatened miscarriage: A pregnancy less than 20 weeks’ gestation associated with vaginal bleeding, generally without cervical dilation.…
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Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Overview EGPA (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome) is a rare, small-to-medium vessel necrotizing vasculitis characterized by asthma, eosinophilia, and extravascular granulomas. It commonly affects the lungs, skin, peripheral nerves, and heart. Annual incidence: ~1–3 per million; peak onset in 40s–60s; no significant gender bias. Strongly associated with MPO-ANCA positivity in ~40–60% of patients; others are ANCA-negative. Eosinophilia…
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Skeletal System Overview
Explore the anatomy and functions of the skeletal system, including bone structure and types. This video provides a clear overview essential for understanding human movement and support.
Polyarteritis Nodosa and Kawasaki Disease (Medium Vessel Vasculitis) – Symptoms, pathophysiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa and Kawasaki Disease are types of medium vessel vasculitis with distinct clinical presentations and vascular involvement. This video explores their key symptoms, underlying pathophysiology, and differences in disease mechanisms.
Approach to Fat malabsorption – signs and symptoms and causes
Understand the clinical approach to fat malabsorption by recognizing its key signs and symptoms, such as steatorrhea and weight loss. This video also explores common causes, including pancreatic insufficiency, bile acid disorders, and intestinal mucosal diseases.
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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.