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Anatomy
Bladder
The bladder works with the kidneys to rid the body of waste products from the blood through urine. Learn more about its function and tips for a health...
Blood and blood vessels
The heart and the vessels that carry blood around the body together make up the cardiovascular system. Learn more about how it functions.
Bones, muscles and joints
Bones, muscles and joints make up the musculoskeletal system. Learn more about their function and conditions related to the bones, muscles and joints.
Central nervous system (CNS)
Your central nervous system (CNS) is made up of your brain and your spinal cord. Learn more about its role and the different parts of the brain.
Digestive system
Your digestive system breaks down the food you eat into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Find out about how it works and some relat...
Ears
Ears gather sounds. Learn more about its parts, how it functions, related conditions and tips to care about them.
Eyes
They’re your windows on the world. Discover more about your eyes’ functions, related conditions, and how to care for them.
Female reproductive system
The female reproductive system involves organs such as the uterus (womb), ovaries, fallopian tubes and vagina, as well as hormones.
Heart
The heart pumps blood around the body to supply tissues with nutrition and oxygen. Find out about how it works and a number of health problems related...
Hormonal system
The hormonal system influences your metabolism, growth and many other functions. Learn more about what it is and conditions related to the hormonal sy...
Immune system
Your body's immune system is designed to protect you from, or get rid of, infection. Find out more about how the immune system works.
Kidneys
The kidneys main function is to filter or 'clean' your blood of waste products and also helps to control blood pressure. Find out more about how they ...
Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes filter blood and fight infection. They also play an important role in cancer diagnosis. Find out more about lymph nodes and how they work.
Male reproductive system
The male reproductive system contains the external genitals and internal parts, including the prostate gland. Learn about how it works and what can go...
Mouth and teeth
A healthy mouth is important to your overall health, and for eating, drinking, breathing and speaking. Get tips for keeping your mouth healthy here.
Neuromuscular system
The neuromuscular system includes all the muscles in the body and the nerves serving them. Learn more about how it works and related diseases.
Nose and throat
The nose and throat are part of the respiratory system, responsible for your sense of smell and swallowing. Learn about their functions and what can g...
Nervous system
Your nervous system controls much of what your body does including walking, speaking and other activities. Learn more about how it works.
Respiratory system
Your respiratory system brings oxygen into your body and helps to remove carbon dioxide. Learn more about how it functions and related conditions.
Skin
Skin covers your body and has many important functions. It protects you from weather and infection, and helps to control your body temperature. Learn ...
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Heart anatomy - myDr.com.au
View a picture of the anatomy of the heart, which is made up of 4 compartments: 2 atria and 2 ventricles.
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Eye anatomy - myDr.com.au
View this anatomical diagram of the eye, showing the eye structure, including the pupil, iris, cornea, retina and optic nerve.
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Tooth anatomy - myDr.com.au
View this image of the structure of a normal tooth and see what's underneath the enamel of your teeth.
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Ear anatomy - myDr.com.au
View this anatomical diagram of your ear to see how the inner ear, middle ear and external ear work together to allow you to hear.
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The Heart | Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia
A basic introduction and overview of the anatomy and function of the heart.
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Anatomy of pregnancy and birth - cervix
The cervix plays a crucial role throughout your pregnancy, protecting your growing baby and keeping them safe and secure in the uterus.
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Anatomy of pregnancy and birth - pelvis
The pelvis helps carry your growing baby and is especially tailored for vaginal births. Learn more about the structure and function of the female pelvis.
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Anatomy of pregnancy and birth
From conception to giving birth, a woman's body goes through many physical changes. Learn what happens to your body during pregnancy and labour.
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Anatomy of pregnancy and birth - uterus
The uterus is your growing baby’s home during pregnancy. Learn how the uterus works, nurtures your baby and how it changes while you are pregnant.
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Anatomy of pregnancy and birth - abdominal muscles
The abdominal muscles have an important role in pregnancy. Strengthening your abdominal muscles during pregnancy and after having your baby will help these muscles work as they should.
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How Our Eyes Process Light - The First Step of Seeing
This post is the second in a series about vision and visual perception. It will explore the anatomy of the eye as well as how rays of light are transformed into electrical impulses that can be transmitted along neural pathways to facilitate visual perception.
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Bone Pain
This pathway provides guidance for imaging patients with bone pain. There are links to other pathways for imaging patients with suspected bony metastases, myeloma, soft tissue masses, low back pain or joint pain in various joints.
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Health Professionals | Head and Neck Cancer Australia
Beyond Five aims to support health professionals working in the field of head and neck cancers
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Signs and Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are some of the most common complaints seen in the community. They are also seen frequently in hospitals and long term care facilities. Preventing UTIs is a large part of infection control in facilities, and are tracked and monitored like any other infection.
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Is Seeing Really Believing? Introduction to Sight and Vision
While working as a telephone triage nurse, I was confronted with callers complaining of problems relating to their vision. Some had chronic and degenerative health issues and some had acute and distressing symptoms.
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Treating Urinary Tract Infections Without Antibiotics?
Nearly one in two women and one in twenty men will suffer a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime (Kidney Health Australia 2016). Frequent use of antibiotics to (treat a UTI) has led to an increase in antibiotic-resistant organisms and bacteria, which are now gaining the upper hand.
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The Keratin Trilogy: Skin, Hair and Nails
Keratin is the key component of our skin, hair and nails. Its protein building blocks have amino acid chains, coiled, cross-linked and classified as either hard or soft. It separates us from our environment by forming thin, flexible skin, strong hair and rigid nails.
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What Do You Know About Kidney Health? | Ausmed
If you are like me, you may have specialised in a particular area of healthcare and had very little renal nursing experience. Perhaps you would like to know a little more about renal nursing, how to care for people with renal issues or how to care for your own kidneys?
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations | Ausmed
When damage occurs to the brain due to stroke, tumour, traumatic injury or other reasons, the resulting symptoms are dependent on where the brain was damaged and the extent of the damage. Symptoms may include alterations to the person’s speech, mobility, memory and even personality.
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Lung, Chest and Bowel Sounds Assessment Guide
Lung sounds tell you a great deal about a patient and their relative health. Knowing the difference between rales, a crackle, and a wheeze is sometimes still a confusing proposition for many nurses, especially new nurses. Part of the reason for that is that some of the language is interchangeable.
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