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India

Comprehensive blood panel: Approach for vague clinical signs

DVM, PhD, DACVIM(SAIM), DAiCVIM(IM) Veterinary Specialists Emergency Center
Dr. Masahiko Sato

Introduction

Blood biochemical testing is a very important initial approach for dogs and cats with vague clinical symptoms. Blood biochemical testing is less likely to overlook a disease and more likely to lead to a diagnosis by using a blood biochemical screening panel (Table 1) that assesses multiple parameters together, rather than a single parameter, to evaluate individual organs. How to interpret blood test results will be explained using three actual cases.