Abnormal Observations
As the FY1, you will see patients with liver dysfunction either on the take or deranged...
Hyperkalaemia can cause life-threatening emergencies particularly cardiac arrhythmias....
As an FY1 you will frequently see hypokalaemia and most trusts have guidelines that...
Perhaps the most common blood test you will review daily will be the FBC (full blood...
In this article, we focus on the interpretation of a CXR. Have a low threshold to...
You will regularly see patients with blood in their urine, most often picked up incidentally...
Serum calcium concentration is tightly regulated between 2.1-2.6mmol/L. Severe hypercalcaemia...
Hypernatraemia is defined as a sodium above 145 mmol/L with severe being more than...
Hypophosphatemia is a serum phosphate concentration < 2.5 mg/dL (0.81...
Understanding how to do an LP and interpret the results is an essential skill for...
Defined as a collection of electrolyte abnormalities associated with a massive intracellular...
Alongside strengthening bone, calcium is used in the clotting cascade, in muscle...
In the webinar below, Dr Henry de Boer (radiology registrar) provides a structured...
In the webinar below, Dr Joe Kang (radiology registrar) provides a structured approach...
In the webinars below, Dr June Lau & Dr Henry de Boer (radiology registrars)...
Hyponatraemia (serum Sodium <135 mmol/L) is one of the most common electrolyte...
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)...
In the webinar below, Dr Sam Kular (interventional radiology fellow) provides a structured...
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...
Ascitic aspiration (tap) is routinely performed for every patient admitted with ascites...
