This is (supposed to be) a reflective diary by a (not very) anonymous biomedical scientist who works somewhere in the south of England. One day this diary may well be submitted to the Health and Care Professions Council as evidence of ongoing continual professional development....
Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts
10 December 2025 (Wednesday) - Unexplained (?) Neutropenia
I had a case of unexpected neutropenia
today. The given diagnosis was “MS on Lemtrada”.
Lemtrada is a brand name for alemtuzumab,
a known side effect of which is neutropenia.
Rather than laying an egg and running
screaming to the consultant, I didn’t end up setting off a totally unnecessary red
alert.
Here’s an article on the
matter.
I learned something today.
22 August 2025 (Friday) - Under the Cover
One of the blood grouping
analysers was being troublesome today. As luck would have it, a colleague used
to work for the firm that makes the devices. With te cover off he spent ten
minutes taking me through the intricacies of the machine’s insides.
I learned quite a bit,
and as I always say a day when you learn nothing is a day wasted.
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