Show Notes
In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine, host Dan Batchelor is joined once again by Dr Angela Gwynn for a practical discussion on cholesterol. This episode begins with a quick recap of bilirubin, including when to consider abdominal ultrasound in jaundiced patients - and what it might mean if bilirubin is normal despite clinical icterus. The focus then turns to cholesterol: it's physiology, why it matters and how to approach hypercholesterolaemia in practice. What are the common differentials in dogs? Which breeds are predisposed? And what should prompt further investigations? Low cholesterol is also explored, rounding out a 12-minute, clinical focused conversation to build confidence in interpreting biochemistry results.
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