Upper GI
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Disclaimer The following reflections are entirely my own and do not represent Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the Upper GI service, or the F1 who mistook potassium for paracetamol that one time. Any resemblance to real persons—living, rotating, or attempting to clerk on pace—is purely coincidental. No F1s were harmed in the making of this blog, Read more
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Disclaimer Educational overview for clinicians and informed readers; not individual medical advice. Following my recent entry regarding LFT’s I though I follow this up with this blog entry: Why these three markers matter “Liver function tests” (LFTs) are misnamed: ALT and ALP are primarily injury/excretory markers, while bilirubin reports excretory capacity and, when high, overall Read more
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Pancreatic cysts in a high-definition era Routine cross-sectional imaging now detects fluid-filled lesions in up to 13 % of adults undergoing abdominal scans (Kruse & Paulson, 2024). Although most cysts are innocuous, a biologically important minority represent or can evolve into pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Pathologically they fall into two broad camps: Familial cancer syndromes Read more
Pseudocyst 