The blood count lines that matter: where most people stall
If you only read one paragraph, read this: the blood count lines that matter depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Reading a four-part lipid panel: knowing when to stop
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: read this before you start
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: cost, time and results
Most people want first steps when uric acid is high to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a…
Why liver enzymes fluctuate: fixing it point by point
Separate two things in why liver enzymes fluctuate: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
A first pass on thyroid function: cost, time and results
If you have already tried a first pass on thyroid function and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Are tumour markers worth testing: knowing when to stop
Put are tumour markers worth testing back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
What an abdominal ultrasound shows: the light version and the full one
There is plenty written about what an abdominal ultrasound shows and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on…
What carotid ultrasound tells you: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at what carotid ultrasound tells you from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
When to check bone density: set the standard first
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: fixing it point by point
There is plenty written about preparing for bloodwork properly and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
How seriously to take a flagged result: where most people stall
Most people want how seriously to take a flagged result to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on…
Setting a recheck interval: cost, time and results
Let us set the limits of setting a recheck interval first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver overnight.…
When two results disagree: three months in this order
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: six beginner deviations
Let us set the limits of choosing a screening package first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver…
What to add with family history: knowing when to stop
Let us set the limits of what to add with family history first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver…
An abnormal ECG and what follows: fixing it point by point
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
Most people do not fail at follow-up rhythm for lung nodules from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Organising years of reports: six beginner deviations
Most people do not fail at organising years of reports from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
The blind spots of employer check-ups: the light version and the full one
Separate two things in the blind spots of employer check-ups: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…