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