Follow-up rhythm for lung nodules: read this before you start
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: 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: fixing it point by point
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: cost, time and results
Most people do not fail at baseline tests in your thirties from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Which screening tests are worth it first: a checklist you can tick
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: is it worth doing at all
Advice on the blood count lines that matter tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Reading a four-part lipid panel: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at reading a four-part lipid panel from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Where fasting glucose stops being normal: read this before you start
Let us set the limits of where fasting glucose stops being normal first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not…
First steps when uric acid is high: where most people stall
If you only read one paragraph, read this: first steps when uric acid is high depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Why liver enzymes fluctuate: cost, time and results
Put why liver enzymes fluctuate back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
A first pass on thyroid function: cost, time and results
Most people want a first pass on thyroid function to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Are tumour markers worth testing: a checklist you can tick
Separate two things in are tumour markers worth testing: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
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: fixing it point by point
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: set the standard first
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: is it worth doing at all
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: set the standard first
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: the light version and the full one
If you have already tried setting a recheck interval and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
When two results disagree: the light version and the full one
Most people want when two results disagree to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Choosing a screening package: is it worth doing at all
Put choosing a screening package back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…