Efforts in vein

A phlebotomy cartoon.

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

The ‘black’ eye

A medically illustrated breakdown of the appearance of a 'black' eye, and related eye trauma injuries, by Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics).

medical mentalismCiléin10 June 2017injury, black eye, eye, ophthalmology, trauma, clinical signsComment

$Base of skull fracture$

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

Danger Zones in head and neck skin surgery

A quick video breakdown of important at-risk nerves in the head and neck during skin surgery, aimed at plastics and dermatology surgical trainees.

medical artCiléin18 April 2017surgery, dermatology, plastic surgery, skin, nerves, meded, video, animationComment

Atlanto-cranial sliding joint implant

medical artCiléin1 April 2017implant, joint, orthopaedics, ortho, bone, neck, spine, prosthetics, prosthesis, humourComment

$5 signs of a base of skull fracture$

5 signs of a base of skull fracture

medical mentalismCiléin29 March 2017clinical signs, trauma, head injury, skull Comments

Spot diagnosis: hyperthyroidism

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

medical mentalismCiléin28 December 2016thyroid, Grave's, clinical signs, symptoms, hyperthyroidism Comments

Formication (note the 'm')

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

medical mentalismCiléin6 December 2016psychiatry, drugs, substance misuse, withdrawal, bugs Comments

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

Pokémon anatomy

Pokémon anatomy illustrations, designed on popular vote from my fans. Who would you like to peek inside net?

medical artCiléin11 November 2016Pokémon, pokemon, ditto, anatomy, veterinary, creature, biology Comments

Interdigitating Y flaps

Surgical illustration designed for a surgical paper on a novel plastic surgery technique for the reconstruction of transverse vaginal septa.

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

The Brain: the Story of You

medical art, publicationsCiléin12 November 2015book, publication, neurology, neuroscience, brain, illustration, medical illustration, medical artComment

Alcohol in pregnancy

After seeing some pretty emotive cases during my Addiction Psychiatry attachment, I wanted to tackle the massive public health challenge of drinking alcohol during preggerhood with a caretoon. We hear a lot of “don’t do X”, and not enough ‘why’ we shouldn’t, so here goes...