Blood🩸Doctor 5-Minute Pearls
Bench, Bedside & Viva Essentials
Clear haematology for the bench, bedside and viva.
Author: Dr Abdul Mannan FRCPath FCPS
Contact: contact@blooddoctor.co
This living revision book turns high-value haemostasis topics into concise, clinically grounded chapters for FRCPath and FCPS candidates, haematology registrars, medical trainees and laboratory colleagues.
0.1 How to use this book
Each chapter follows the same exam-friendly sequence:
- Principle: what the test or problem is measuring.
- Indications and method: when to use it and how to obtain a meaningful result.
- Interpretation and action: what the result means and what to do next.
- Pitfalls: errors that make an apparently precise result unsafe.
- Viva recall: examiner-style questions and flashcards for rapid consolidation.
Never interpret a haemostasis result in isolation. Start with the clinical question, then confirm the drug, dose, specimen timing, assay method and local validated reference or decision range.
0.2 Current contents
- The Anti-Xa Assay: principle, performance, interpretation and clinical action.
- Viva and Flashcards: rapid-recall material for the same topic.
- Editorial and Sources: evidence status and the update protocol for new chapters.
0.3 Scope and safety
The book supports learning and discussion. It does not replace a local anticoagulation protocol, a laboratory’s validated assay documentation, or patient-specific specialist advice.