Interpreting Blood Results Practical Guidelines in a Case Based Approach

Introduction
Blood analysis is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in equine medicine. it can be used to confirm a specific diagnosis but it can also be used as a screening tool to provide guidance for follow up diagnostic steps in less clear medical cases. it can also be used to determine general health in horses presented for export or pre-purchase examinations. Blood analysis can be a very useful addition to your clinical examination, but quite often it can be confusing and difficult to interpret as well. therefore it is useful to follow a few simple guidelines when interpreting blood results. in this lecture series we will be addressing all the main blood parameters frequently analysed in equine medicine in a case based approach and provide some practical guidelines on how to interpret your blood results. […]