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You want to recommend to Edge that Triton have blood drawn for a CBC. How will you explain what a CBC is to the client? Will you call it a CBC? A complete blood count? A comprehensive blood profile? Be specific with what words you will say.

gjnaranjo1 — 2024-12-09 19:23:43 UTC

Your client appreciates your attempt to convey what kind of bloodwork you want to run. Edge isn’t sure that they understand. Edge says, “so what exactly will you be looking for, on the bloodwork?” Tell Edge what the CBC may show. What specifically are you looking for, on the CBC, in client-friendly terms.

gjnaranjo1 — 2024-12-09 19:24:28 UTC

You want to recommend to Edge that Triton have blood drawn for a Chemistry Profile. How will you explain what a chemistry profile is to the client? Will you call it a chemistry profile? A chem panel? Be specific with what words you will say.

gjnaranjo1 — 2024-12-09 19:25:02 UTC

Your client appreciates your attempt to explain what a chem panel is, but seems alarmed because “You just said that Triton’s exam was fine, so why are you worried about his kidneys?” How will you respond?

gjnaranjo1 — 2024-12-09 19:25:17 UTC

2024-12-11 21:27:05 UTC

Bloodwork, a blood test that counts the number of blood cells, tells you how is blood is doing. Its a great way to get a look under the hood

2024-12-11 21:27:19 UTC

comprehensive blood work

2024-12-11 21:27:32 UTC

We would say that we would like to run a CBC and then follow up with saying that a CBC is a complete look at all things blood and will let us know if anything looks weird or if everything is within the normal values

2024-12-11 21:27:36 UTC

Low cells, high cells, cells that shouldn't be there

This is an important test for evaluating red blood cells and white blood cells

2024-12-11 21:27:40 UTC

A complete blood count which shows us how many blood cells there are and how they are doing, if there is possible infection

2024-12-11 21:27:40 UTC

2024-12-11 21:27:45 UTC

would call it a complete blood count to view the red and white blood cells. This allows us to establish a baseline of health for Triton going forward.

2024-12-11 21:27:51 UTC

We would call it a complete blood count, and then explain that it looks at the levels of cells in different parts of the blood

mcmoser — 2024-12-11 21:28:18 UTC

We would say "We would like to run some bloodwork on Triton to evaluate what is going on with him internally before surgery to ensure we are healthy. Cats are very good at hiding things, so this will be great to have and to compare later on with future blood pannels"

2024-12-11 21:28:40 UTC

red blood cells, white blood cells, any abnormalities?

2024-12-11 21:28:43 UTC

if we have enough blood cells, too much, or too little, if those cells are the appropriate shape and size and if we are seeing any specific cells that may tell us something

2024-12-11 21:28:45 UTC

A chemistry is to look at the pet's organ function and gives us an idea of the kidneys, the liver and some of the electrolytes (gotta check how the engine is running)

2024-12-11 21:28:52 UTC

Tell us if redblood cells are normal and if there is enough, if the white blood cells are normal, anything out of ordinary

2024-12-11 21:29:07 UTC

A CBC will let us look at different cells, and understand if something is going on that Triton is not telling us

2024-12-11 21:29:24 UTC

Blood chemistry

This is baseline bloodwork to evaluate for any abnormalities in the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

2024-12-11 21:29:28 UTC

2024-12-11 21:29:31 UTC

to look at the amount of the red and white blood cells and make sure they are working right

2024-12-11 21:29:39 UTC

We would say chemistry panel and helps us assess organ function which is a good thing to check

mcmoser — 2024-12-11 21:29:59 UTC

We are looking at the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets to ensure there are no abnormal values and start a baseline study on him to refer back to later.

2024-12-11 21:30:06 UTC

We will call it a blood chemistry and explain that it measures the functions of different organs like the kidney or liver

2024-12-11 21:30:21 UTC

Physically they can look healthy but gives us a better idea on what is going on internally

2024-12-11 21:30:21 UTC

things like liver and kidney values

2024-12-11 21:30:36 UTC

It's nice to have a baseline level of what his normal looks like so we are able to compare those normal values to a time when he may be sick in the future

A chemistry is strictly to evaluate organ function.

2024-12-11 21:30:49 UTC

2024-12-11 21:31:15 UTC

Cats are good at hiding symptoms, so we can find out something they may not be showing us, and we can possibly catch something before it becomes a problem.

2024-12-11 21:31:31 UTC

Call it a Chem panel. We will look for levels of different chemicals in the blood such as electrolytes and proteins. This will allow us to evaluate the health of the kidneys and liver.

2024-12-11 21:31:55 UTC

we can't always tell when cats are sick by looking at them. But also, if they are healthy, it is very useful to see what healthy looks like if they are sick later.

Cats are masters at hiding their issues behind a pretty face. The earlier we catch any sort of abnormality, the earlier we can treat IF something is off.

2024-12-11 21:32:30 UTC

mcmoser — 2024-12-11 21:32:56 UTC

We would say "this is a chemistry panel to evaluate organ function and evaluate the chemical compounds that help the body function"

2024-12-11 21:33:32 UTC

we are not worried, we are just being thorough in our evaluation and insuring that all of his internal organs are properly functioning. It allows us to figure out what "normal" is for Triton.

mcmoser — 2024-12-11 21:35:49 UTC

We aren't able to fully evaluate their organ function and some diseases develop slowly, we just want to have a starting point for Triton to evaluate for the rest of his life and hopefully catch something fast in the future if needed.