The blind spots of employer check-ups: read this before you start
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: read this before you start
Put baseline tests in your thirties back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
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, from judgement to action
Most people do not fail at the blood count lines that matter from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Reading a four-part lipid panel: is it worth doing at all
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: knowing when to stop
Anyone who has spent time on where fasting glucose stops being normal has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…
First steps when uric acid is high: where most people stall
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: three months in this order
Let us set the limits of why liver enzymes fluctuate first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver…
A first pass on thyroid function: cost, time and results
Anyone who has spent time on a first pass on thyroid function has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Are tumour markers worth testing: cost, time and results
There is plenty written about are tumour markers worth testing and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
What an abdominal ultrasound shows: is it worth doing at all
If you only read one paragraph, read this: what an abdominal ultrasound shows depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
What carotid ultrasound tells you: fixing it point by point
Put what carotid ultrasound tells you back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
When to check bone density: a checklist you can tick
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: where most people stall
If you have already tried preparing for bloodwork properly and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
How seriously to take a flagged result: set the standard first
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…
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: knowing when to stop
If you only read one paragraph, read this: when two results disagree depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Choosing a screening package: three months in this order
If you only read one paragraph, read this: choosing a screening package depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
What to add with family history: a checklist you can tick
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: cost, time and results
Most people do not fail at an abnormal ECG and what follows from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…