Reading a four-part lipid panel: fixing it point by point
There is plenty written about reading a four-part lipid panel and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Where fasting glucose stops being normal: a checklist you can tick
Put where fasting glucose stops being normal back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only…
First steps when uric acid is high: cost, time and results
Let us set the limits of first steps when uric acid is high first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…
Why liver enzymes fluctuate: set the standard first
Most people want why liver enzymes fluctuate to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
A first pass on thyroid function: a checklist you can tick
Put a first pass on thyroid function back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Are tumour markers worth testing: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at are tumour markers worth testing from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
What an abdominal ultrasound shows: cost, time and results
Advice on what an abdominal ultrasound shows tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
What carotid ultrasound tells you: a checklist you can tick
There is plenty written about what carotid ultrasound tells you and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
When to check bone density: fixing it point by point
Put when to check bone density back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Preparing for bloodwork properly: the light version and the full one
Separate two things in preparing for bloodwork properly: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
How seriously to take a flagged result: fixing it point by point
If you have already tried how seriously to take a flagged result and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Setting a recheck interval: where most people stall
Advice on setting a recheck interval tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
When two results disagree: six beginner deviations
Separate two things in when two results disagree: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Choosing a screening package: read this before you start
Separate two things in choosing a screening package: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
What to add with family history: read this before you start
Most people do not fail at what to add with family history from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
An abnormal ECG and what follows: the light version and the full one
Put an abnormal ECG and what follows back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Follow-up rhythm for lung nodules: fixing it point by point
Anyone who has spent time on follow-up rhythm for lung nodules has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Organising years of reports: fixing it point by point
Most people want organising years of reports to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
The blind spots of employer check-ups: a checklist you can tick
Put the blind spots of employer check-ups back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…
Baseline tests in your thirties: is it worth doing at all
Separate two things in baseline tests in your thirties: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…