Choosing a screening package: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at choosing a screening package from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
What to add with family history: a checklist you can tick
If you have already tried what to add with family history and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
An abnormal ECG and what follows, from judgement to action
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, from judgement to action
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, from judgement to action
If you have already tried organising years of reports and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
The blind spots of employer check-ups: a checklist you can tick
If you only read one paragraph, read this: the blind spots of employer check-ups depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Baseline tests in your thirties: knowing when to stop
If you have already tried baseline tests in your thirties and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Which screening tests are worth it first: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at which screening tests are worth it first from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What…
The blood count lines that matter: knowing when to stop
Separate two things in the blood count lines that matter: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Reading a four-part lipid panel: cost, time and results
Most people want reading a four-part lipid panel to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Where fasting glucose stops being normal: knowing when to stop
If you have already tried where fasting glucose stops being normal and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high,…
First steps when uric acid is high: the light version and the full one
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: is it worth doing at all
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
Advice on a first pass on thyroid function tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Are tumour markers worth testing: knowing when to stop
If you have already tried are tumour markers worth testing and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What an abdominal ultrasound shows: three months in this order
Separate two things in what an abdominal ultrasound shows: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
What carotid ultrasound tells you: read this before you start
Anyone who has spent time on what carotid ultrasound tells you has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
When to check bone density: six beginner deviations
Most people do not fail at when to check bone density from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Preparing for bloodwork properly: three months in this order
If you only read one paragraph, read this: preparing for bloodwork properly depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
How seriously to take a flagged result: a checklist you can tick
Advice on how seriously to take a flagged result tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…