When You Need Critical Insights and You Need Them Now
In veterinary medicine, you never know what kind of case might walk through your doors. In emergency cases, or when things don’t go as planned, having access to in-clinic diagnostics provides timely results and informs real-time care. In this case-based session, we will utilize the minimum database (including hematology, biochemical profiling, and complete urinalysis) to work through interesting and unexpected clinical conditions, sharing laboratory tips and tricks along the way to help you get the most from your in-house diagnostic testing.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will:
- Understand the importance of the complete minimum database for proper interpretation of patient data
- Advance their ability to interpret nuances of CBC and paired blood film changes
- Gain insight into biochemical abnormalities and ancillary diagnostics used to support further interpretation
- Review key components of the complete urinalysis and learn tips to improve interpretation of abnormalities
Speaker
Dr. Holly Brown received her DVM from the University of Georgia and worked in private practice before returning to UGA for a residency and PhD in clinical pathology. Dr. Brown remained on as a faculty member where she served as a diagnostic clinical pathologist, instructor, and collaborative researcher.
Dr. Brown then joined VCA Metzger Animal Hospital’s general, referral, and emergency practice in State College, PA as an on-staff clinical pathologist. There she sees a wide variety of diagnostic submissions and enjoys playing an important role at the interface of diagnostic testing and patient care and providing continuing education on maximizing laboratory diagnostics.
Dr. Brown has always been passionate about and actively involved in delivery continuing education around maximizing laboratory testing, and she recently transitioned into her new role as Chief Veterinary Educator for Antech Diagnostics.
