Abnormal Investigations
Alongside strengthening bone, calcium is used in the clotting cascade, in muscle...
In the webinar below, Dr Joe Kang (radiology registrar) provides a structured approach...
In the webinar below, Dr Sam Kular (interventional radiology fellow) provides a structured...
In the webinars below, Dr June Lau & Dr Henry de Boer (radiology registrars)...
In the webinar below, Dr Dexter Valencia (interventional radiology registrar) provides...
Paracetamol overdose is a common presentation in A&E and so you may often find...
A blood film looks at our three cell types (erythrocytes, leukocytes & platelets)...
Hyponatraemia (serum Sodium <135 mmol/L) is one of the most common electrolyte...
In this article, we will look at more practical aspects of how to read an ABG and...
AKI is very common affecting around 20% of inpatients & it is important to recognise...
Here we focus on blood tests requests for a variety of common scenarios you might...
As the FY1, you will see patients with liver dysfunction either on the take or deranged...
Ascitic aspiration (tap) is routinely performed for every patient admitted with ascites...
You will regularly see patients with blood in their urine, most often picked up incidentally...
As an FY1 you will frequently see hypokalaemia and most trusts have guidelines that...
Hyperkalaemia can cause life-threatening emergencies particularly cardiac arrhythmias....
Hypophosphatemia is a serum phosphate concentration < 2.5 mg/dL (0.81...
In this article, we focus on the interpretation of a CXR. Have a low threshold to...
Perhaps the most common blood test you will review daily will be the FBC (full blood...
Hypernatraemia is defined as a sodium above 145 mmol/L with severe being more than...
Understanding how to do an LP and interpret the results is an essential skill for...
Serum calcium concentration is tightly regulated between 2.1-2.6mmol/L. Severe hypercalcaemia...
Defined as a collection of electrolyte abnormalities associated with a massive intracellular...
The UK Medicines Information group have provided excellent guidance on...
In the webinar below, Dr Henry de Boer (radiology registrar) provides a structured...