caretoonsCiléin27 March 2020COVID-19, coronavirus, comic, webcomic, flatten the curve, scicomm, science comic, public healthComment

Causes of headache

medical mentalism, caretoons, medical artCiléin2 March 2020ddx, illustrated ddx, headache Comments

Pre-eclampsia illustrated: signs & symptoms

caretoons, medical mentalismCiléin17 February 2020caretoon, symptoms, cartoon, clinical signs, obstetricsComment

Sjögren's syndrome illustrated

medical art, caretoons, anatomy of, research, medical mentalismCiléin16 February 2020medical illustration, caretoon, researchComment

The body language of pain

Caretoon mini article on interpreting the body language of pain.

medical mentalism, caretoonsCiléin20 November 2019pain, anaesthetics, body language Comment

Fixing a broken neck: an illustrated case journey

When Mr Singh falls and fractures his neck the future looks uncertain... Follow his case journey through this illustrated story by Dr Ciléin Kearns (Artibiotics). This comic was made possible by the generous support of a collaborative Kickstarter with Brainbook, (a charity dedicated to Neurosurgery public engagement and education).

The (illustrated) WHO International Classification of Disability, Health, and Functioning

Here's my illustrated cartoon version of the WHO International Classification of Disability, Functioning, and Health (ICF), in the human context of a stroke. #scicomm #graphicmedicine

World Blood Donor Day

caretoonsCiléin14 June 2019blood donation, blood, caretoon, comic, webcomicComment

Causes of limb swelling

caretoons, medical art, medical mentalismCiléin6 March 2019medical art, medical illustration, illustrated ddx, differential diagnosis, ddx Comments

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

caretoons, medical art, medical mentalismCiléin25 February 2019caretoon, physiology, biology Comments

Illustrating for TV: my art made the News!

research, medical art, caretoonsCiléin17 October 2018COPD, respiratory, TVComment

Breaking news!

I have some milestone news about the mystery woman who keeps appearing in my illustrations…

caretoonsCiléin1 June 2018news, engaged, announcement, cartoon, comic, webcomic, caretoonComment

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.

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

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.

caretoonsCiléin14 June 2017phlebotomy, blood, phleb, injection, needle, punsComment

$Base of skull fracture$

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

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

Survival medicine with Miss Croft

A cartoon analysis of Lara Croft's survival medicine skills, in the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot.

caretoonsCiléin11 March 2016tomb raider, survival medicine, survival, lara croft, video games, gamesComment

Why UK doctors aren't happy with the proposed new contract

caretoonsCiléin7 February 2016cartoon, junior doctors, contract, NHS