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This book is equally as useful to patients as it is to I use Diagnosketch not only with my patients at work,
doctors. The illustrations cover the most common but also to explain my job to my children at home. It’s
diagnoses in the ED and reflect the diversity of a fantastic teaching tool!
patients we see every day. Everyone will find them- —Jaclyn Davis, MD, EM Physician with 10+years’
selves represented here. experience and Medical Staff President, Atrium
—Thea James, MD, EM Physician; Vice President Health Pineville
of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer,
Boston Medical Center I work in a rural outpatient clinic setting and make
rough drawings on my own all day for patients on the
Not only does Diagnosketch help patients under- paper covering the tables or the back of glove boxes.
stand their anatomy, it also gives physicians, nurses, I really enjoy this book; patients find the pictures
PAs, and others the opportunity to maximize use of easy-to-understand and I like how clear they are.
the very small amount of time they have with their —Carol Venable, MD of 20+years, EM/IM
patients. With this book at the bedside, we can be Physician, Port Townsend, WA
more efficient and patients leave with a better un-
derstanding of their ED visit. This book replaces the need to pull up Google at the
—Andrew Ulrich, MD, Professor of Emergency bedside to search for images. All common diagnoses
Medicine, Vice Chair of Operations, are compiled and easy-to-understand!
Yale School of Medicine —John Burger, MD, EM Physician with 10+years’
experience in Charlotte, NC
This book is an extremely helpful tool for real-time pa-
tient education, there is really nothing available that This book is amazing! The simplicity of it, with the
is comparable to Diagnosketch. It is the best resource wonderful illustrations, makes this an awesome
for concise and easy-to-understand explanations for teaching tool for our patients. I can’t wait to share
patients of their diagnoses, while still maintaining this with my team.
medical accuracy and appropriate level of detail. It —Rachel Smitek, MD, Senior Director of Quality,
helps me get through to my patients and makes bed- US Acute Care Solutions; Board-Certified
side education much smoother and more meaningful. Emergency Medicine doctor with 10+years of
—Celia Pagano, PA-C in Emergency practice
Medicine for 6+years
I love this book, there are so many great visuals for
As a nurse who spends a fair amount of time edu- the bread and butter of what we see and explain all
cating patients and their families, this book is a bril- of the time. What a great resource!
liant idea! It allows me the opportunity to impact —Katrina Barnett, MD, On Staff, El Camino
patients’ understanding of their disease, and is an ex- Hospital, Mountain View and Los Gatos, CA; On
cellent resource in triage. Staff, Palo Alto VA, CA; ER physician for 15+years
—Elizabeth Gibb, BSN, RN, Emergency
Department Nurse for 41 years at the busiest EDs Physicians are expected to provide excellent med-
in New England ical care; but it is equally important for them to ex-
plain diagnoses and treatments in a manner that
I could really have used these illustrations to explain gives the non-medical both understanding and re-
to my patient with an ovarian cyst what was going assurance. Diagnosketch, by emergency physician
on! She was in the hospital with her dad and the Dr. Sapana Adhikari, uses simple illustrations and text
doctor here was a man. I had to give the poor girl a to bridge the communication gap between physi-
crash course in A&P, menstruation, and explain what cian and patient so that even complex issues can be
was going on without scaring her to death. My art- comprehended at the bedside. This will prove to be
work is subpar at best, I really wish I had this book! an essential tool for every emergency department.
—Kim Belton, RN, ER Nurse at Atrium Health with —Edwin Leap, MD, Emergency Physician with
11+years’ experience 30 years’ experience; Columnist
Diagnosketch
Diagnosketch:
A Visual Guide to
Medical Diagnosis for the
Non-Medical Audience
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Contents
Simplicity
paralleling the way the book combines a medical di- The images in the book intentionally simplify infor-
agnosis with a simplified sketch. It includes common mation to help educate a non-medical audience. The
pathologies seen in an acute care setting, especially ones images leave out details that may not be clinically rel-
that are easier to explain with pictures. evant and overemphasize those that are. Although the
Many American patients are unfamiliar with human general anatomy is correct, certain organs are exagger-
anatomy and common medical diagnoses. Research ated. For example, the gallbladder is quite small in the
from the US Department of Education estimates that human abdomen, yet in the images, it is depicted much
only 12% of English-speaking adults in the United larger to emphasize its clinical relevance. Also, human
States have proficient health literacy skills.1 Studies in- physiology has been simplified with colors. For ex-
dicate that almost 90% of adults have difficulty under- ample, in some images blood vessels are depicted in red
standing health information that is currently available.2 whether they carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood.
These patients are often unequipped to make important In addition, the images intentionally leave out smaller
decisions about their own health care. anatomical structures (like nerves and smaller blood
Diagnosketch improves health care literacy for the vessels) for simplicity’s sake.
non-medical population. It simplifies human anatomy
and pathophysiology into memorable, understand-
able images. It relies on the concept of “picture supe- Practicality
riority effect.” The picture superiority effect states that
HEARING information will lead to 10% retention of The images in the book depict only the most common
the content, but HEARING and SEEING information diagnoses seen in an acute care setting and only those
leads to 65% retention of content. Diagnosketch not that would benefit from an image. In busy settings,
only explains difficult concepts to patients, but also sometimes the health care encounter lasts just a few
helps patients remember them. minutes. Diagnosketch presents a simple, clear image
Diagnosketch serves as the visual guide that med- that improves understanding as quickly and efficiently
ical professionals use with every patient at the bedside. as possible. In addition, the labels are minimal and
Excellent medical care involves diagnosing and treating are written in colloquial, non-medical language. This
disease, but just as importantly, communicating well encourages the patient to listen to the explanation from
with patients. Diagnosketch helps achieve this goal. the medical professional, rather than read and become
confused by complicated medical terminology.
1 Kutner, M., Greenberg, E., Jin, Y., & Paulsen, C. (2006). The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results From the 2003 National Assessment of Adult
Literacy (NCES 2006-483). Washington, DC: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
2 US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2010). National Action Plan to Improve Health
Inclusivity to her other organs. You show her a gallstone and ex-
plain how it blocked her biliary tract. You show her how
The images in the book intentionally use various skin this caused her pain and eventually her infection. She
tones and physical features to represent the diver- asks pertinent questions, and you give her immediate
sity seen across patients in various medical settings. answers. You have a two-way dialogue. In just a few
Different diagnoses can affect any ethnicity. Aside from minutes, you have relieved her fears and increased her
problems that affect a particular biological sex, diag- anatomical knowledge. You know that you communi-
noses are depicted in the male or the female in a non- cated in a way that she understands. When you walk out
specific way. of the room, you feel confident in your skills as both a
master clinician/diagnostician and, just as importantly,
a master communicator.
Procedure images: are used to explain a explain how an IV works. She hoped to dispel the
procedure to a patient before performing it common misconception that an IV is a needle
(e.g. IV insertion, nasogastric tube insertion, that stays in the arm when it is just a flexible
drainage of paronychia). piece of plastic.
Concept images: are used to explain a concept • A physician showed the image of a “Heart attack”
visually (e.g. how to alternate ibuprofen with to the anxious male who presented with chest
acetaminophen for fever reduction; how diabetes pain after smoking cocaine. After he visually saw
mellitus actually causes high glucose; what “code how cocaine could cause his heart muscle to die,
status” means). he vowed to never use it again. This potentially
deterred future drug usage.
Obviously, the images can be used in whatever way
is most helpful. Here are a few real-life examples of
where Diagnosketch has been helpful in the acute care
setting:
HOW DO PATIENTS FEEL AFTER
• A nurse showed the image of “Digestion” to
explain to a reluctant 10-year-old why she had to SEEING DIAGNOSKETCH?
drink a bottle of contrast for an abdominal CT
scan to rule out appendicitis. After the patient Patients often ask for a copy of the Diagnosketch image
learned her anatomy and understood that her to take home. Sometimes, they take a picture on their
appendix would “light up” when she drank the cell phone to explain to their family members later.
contrast, she willingly drank the entire bottle Many patients have access to the internet at home and
without a fuss. This saved hours of time in a busy can extensively research their diagnosis. Yet, once they
emergency room. leave the hospital, they almost always do not. Instead,
they rely on the simple, familiar images that the medical
• A physician showed the image of “Back pain— professional explained to them that they understand.
side view” to explain the anatomy of the back to There are many beautiful anatomy books available
a disgruntled patient who felt that he needed an with detailed pictures. There are hundreds of images
x-ray. After he understood his anatomy and why on the internet about anatomy and diagnoses. There
an x-ray was not indicated, he was happy to avoid is helpful information on discharge paperwork from a
unnecessary radiation exposure. This also saved hospital or clinic. Diagnosketch does not try to compete
the cost of an unnecessary test. with these very useful resources. Instead, it serves as the
• A physician showed the image of “Urinary first basic primer to understanding the medical diag-
retention” to explain to an uncomfortable older nosis. Once the medical encounter ends, the patient is
gentleman how his enlarged prostate blocked his now equipped with solid knowledge of basic anatomy
bladder, making it impossible to urinate. After he and physiology and encouraged to further investigate
learned his anatomy, he felt comfortable with the more complicated medical information.
insertion of the foley catheter and experienced Diagnosketch is a quick, useful tool that greatly
much relief. enhances the patient’s experience. All images are in one
place. All images are at a simplistic level of detail. And,
• A nurse showed the image of “Intravenous all images are clinically useful and relevant to the med-
insertion” to her patient in the triage bay to ical problem at hand.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR
I have worked as an emergency medicine physician that I have not only treated diseases but also helped my
for 20 years and have seen poor health literacy affect patients understand their diagnoses.
my patients firsthand. For this reason, I developed I realized that we, as medical professionals, do a great
Diagnosketch. I believe that each patient deserves cus- job diagnosing disease. We run blood tests, urine tests,
tomized knowledge about their anatomy and pathology x-rays, and CT scans. We come up with an accurate di-
relevant to their health care encounter. agnosis and start proper treatments. Yet, sometimes,
Early in my career, I drew stick figures and anatomy when we try to explain everything to our patients, we
on paper towels or on whiteboards in my patients’ may not communicate the information as clearly as
rooms. I saw the utility of visual aids to explain medical possible. I hope that Diagnosketch will be used to fill
concepts. Over the years, I created better images that this gap.
incorporated real-time patient feedback. I tried many Diagnosketch is a multiyear project with multiple
different iterations: everything from more realistic, revisions and rounds of feedback. I welcome your
traditional images to super “cartoony” images. I found suggestions, comments, and feedback to make it a
that the perfect style of illustration lies between the two. useful tool for all patient education needs. Thank you.
The style in Diagnosketch works best because it relays
accurate information in a simple, colorful, and non- Sapana Adhikari, MD
threatening way. It gets the point across without being https://www.diagnosketch.com
too cartoony or “dumbed down.” I now use these images diagnosketch@gmail.com
with the majority of my patients. It is satisfying to know
SKIN
2 SKIN
BLOOD DRAW
TOURNIQUET
BLOOD VESSEL
SKIN 3
IV
INTRAVENOUS INSERTION
TOURNIQUET
BLOOD VESSEL
STEP 1 STEP 2
CATHETER WITH NEEDLE NEEDLE REMOVED; CATHETER STAYS
4 SKIN
CUT
LACERATION
REPAIRABLE
LACERATION
ABRASION
PUNCTURE
REPAIRABLE
ABRASION PUNCTURE
LACERATION
SKIN 5
LACERATION ABRASION
STITCHES STERI-STRIPS
BOIL
ABSCESS
BLOCKED
FOLLICLE
SEBUM
HAIR
FOLLICLE
MRSA
METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLUCOCCUS AUREUS
SKIN IS COVERED
WITH BACTERIA
MRSA
SKIN
BREAKS
DOWN
PARONYCHIA
CUTICLE
NAIL
PUS GETS
TRAPPED
HERE
CUTICLE
PARONYCHIA
SKIN 9
CRUSHED FINGER
SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
BURN A HOLE
BLOOD TRAPPED
UNDER NAIL
BROKEN
BONE
10 SKIN
SUPERFICIAL CLOT
SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS
DEEP CLOT
SUPERFICIAL
CLOT
SKIN 11
AIRWAY ANATOMY
AIRFLOW
TONGUE
EPIGLOTTIS
ESOPHAGUS
LUNGS
EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT)
14 EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT)
EYE PAIN
CORNEAL ABRASION & CONJUNCTIVITIS
CORNEA
CONJUNCTIVA
RETINA
ULCER
DISCHARGE ABRASION
CONJUNCTIVITIS
EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT) 15
TOOTHACHE
DENTAL CARIES vs DENTAL ABSCESS
CRACKED TOOTH
(exposed nerve) CAVITY
PULP NERVE
ABSCESS
NORMAL TOOTHACHE
16 EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT)
NOSEBLEED
EPISTAXIS
BONY RIDGE
SEPTUM
PINCH
HERE
PACKING
EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT) 17
SINUS INFECTION
SINUSITIS
NORMAL SINUSITIS
NORMAL BLOCKED
SINUS PASSAGE SINUS PASSAGE
18 EENT (EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT)
EAR
CANAL
EARDRUM BULGING
EARDRUM
EUSTACHIAN
TUBE
FLUID
SWIMMER’S EAR
OTITIS EXTERNA
INFLAMED
EAR CANAL
EAR
CANAL
PUS
SORE THROAT
STREP PHARYNGITIS & PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS (PTA)
SINUS
PERI-
TONSILLAR
TONSIL ABSCESS
UVULA STREP
THROAT
SWOLLEN
LYMPH NODE
BRONCHITIS vs PNEUMONIA
BRONCHITIS PNEUMONIA
CARDIOPULMONARY 23
EMPHYSEMA
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
NORMAL COPD
ALVEOLI CHANGES
MUSCLE
MUCOUS
NORMAL COPD
NORMAL BRONCHOSPASM
24 CARDIOPULMONARY
BLOOD CLOT
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) & PULMONARY EMOLISM (PE)
BLOOD CLOT
IN LUNG
DEAD LUNG
TISSUE
PIECE OF CLOT
BREAKS OFF &
TRAVELS TO LUNG
BLOOD CLOT
SWOLLEN LEG
CARDIOPULMONARY 25
SWOLLEN LEGS
PEDAL EDEMA
CLOSED VALVES
VALVE DON’T
WORK
OPEN
VALVE
HEART ATTACK
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI)
NORMAL
CORONARY
ARTERY
NORMAL CLOGGED
ARTERY ARTERY
CLOGGED
CORONARY
ARTERY
HEART MUSCLE
DOESN’T GET
ENOUGH OXYGEN
AND DIES
CARDIOPULMONARY 27
ESOPHAGUS
HEART
SKIN
LUNG
MUSCLE
GALLBLADDER
STOMACH
PANCREAS
28 CARDIOPULMONARY
HEART FAILURE
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF)
LUNGS
AND LEGS
FILL WITH
FLUID
IN OUT
HEART IS A PUMP
IN OUT
PUMP FAILURE
CARDIOPULMONARY 29
DIASTOLIC SYSTOLIC
DISEASE DISEASE
STIFF
BLOOD
VESSEL ENLARGED
MUSCULAR HEART
HEART
NORMAL HTN
BLOOD THICK
FLOW MUSCLE
STIFF
VESSEL
FLUCTUATING BP
SPIKE
BP
WAKE UP 12 PM SLEEP
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floor; I holding on for dear life to the tomahawk ... fastened to his
wrist by a strong thong of leather.... At last he got a lock round my
leg; and had it not been for the table on which we both fell, and
which in smashing to pieces, broke our fall, I might have been
disabled.... We now rolled over and over on the floor like two mad
bulldogs; he trying to bite, and I trying to stun him by dashing his
bullet head against the floor. Up again! another furious struggle in
course of which both our heads and half our bodies were dashed
through the two glass windows, and every single article of furniture
was reduced to atoms. Down again, rolling like made, and dancing
about among the rubbish—wreck of the house. Such a battle it was
that I can hardly describe it.
“By this time we were both covered with blood from various
wounds.... My friend was trying to kill me, and I was only trying to
disarm and tie him up ... as there were no witnesses. If I killed him, I
might have serious difficulties with his tribe.
“Up again; another terrific tussle for the tomahawk; down again
with a crash; and so this life and death battle went on ... for a full
hour ... we had another desperate wrestling match. I lifted my friend
high in my arms, and dashed him, panting, furious, foaming at the
mouth—but beaten—against the ground. His God has deserted him.
“He spoke for the first time, ‘Enough! I am beaten; let me rise.’
“I, incautiously, let go his left arm. Quick as lightning he snatched
at a large carving fork ... which was lying among the debris; his
fingers touched the handle and it rolled away out of his reach; my life
was saved. He then struck me with all his remaining fire on the side
of the head, causing the blood to flow out of my mouth. One more
short struggle and he was conquered.
“But now I had at last got angry ... I must kill my man, or sooner
or later he would kill me.... I told him to get up and die standing. I
clutched the tomahawk for the coup de grace. At this instant a
thundering sound of feet ... a whole tribe coming ... my friends!... He
was dragged by the heels, stamped on, kicked, and thrown half
dead, into his canoe.
“All the time we had been fighting, a little slave imp of a boy
belonging to my antagonist had been loading the canoe with my
goods and chattels.... These were now brought back.”
In the sequel this desperado committed two more murders “and
also killed in fair fight, with his own hand the first man in a native
battle ... which I witnessed.... At last having attempted to murder
another native, he was shot through the heart ... so there died.”
Mr. Maning was never again molested, and making full
allowance for their foibles, speaks with a very tender love for that
race of warriors.
LVI
A.D. 1840
A TALE OF VENGEANCE
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