Webinar Plus: Interpreting The Numbers – Understanding Clinical Pathology In Medical Cases
Royal Veterinary College
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Date: Monday 13th April, 2026 - Sunday 10th May, 2026
Start time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Cost: £429
Key Areas
Interpreting tests in the clinical context – why the numbers don’t always tell the full story and the importance of clinical reasoning
Making sense of the biochemical profile – what can it tell you and what can it not?
– Liver and pancreatic enzymes, bilirubin, bile acids, cholesterol
– Electrolytes, calcium, phosphate
– Urea and creatinine
About this course
What does a positive PLI really mean? Does every patient with azotaemia have renal failure? How helpful is SDMA in answering this question?
Clinical pathology tests are a very important part of the diagnostic tools veterinary practitioners need to diagnose and manage diseases in small animal patients. They are also frequently run to screen patients in preparation for anaesthesia or in geriatric patients as part of a “health profile”. Abnormal or even normal results in a well or unwell patient can create confusion rather than clarity if they are not critically reviewed as an integral part of the clinical assessment of all data relevant to the patient and presenting problem(s).
Why do this course?
The course will enhance your ability to make sense of clinical pathology tests that are run every day in practice but can sometimes be more confusing than illuminating.
The webinars will run on the following dates from 12.30pm to 2.30pm London time.
Webinar dates:
Wednesday 15th April
Wednesday 22nd April
Wednesday 29th April
Wednesday 6th May
Who is it for?
Veterinarians
The Speakers
Please see the RVC's website for speaker details
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
16 hours
Registration and Booking
Click here to reserve your place
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