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