This seminar is online over 2 days
This seminar is developed to support healthcare professionals, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists in developing a knowledge of common blood tests and how to analyse them and recognise significance of abnormal findings and when to act upon them.
Course Objectives
• Understand blood test results, what they mean and when these should be taken:• Understand the legal aspects of blood test investigation and the implications for practice.
• Explain the relevance of the results of each of the common blood tests used in practice:
o FBC
o LFT
o U&Es
o Anaemia-Different types, how do we know? What is the relevance?
o Inflammatory markers and those specific to cancer
• Develop an understanding of the effects of normal ageing on blood tests and when to take action.
• Understand the difference between Anaemia of long term conditions versus acute blood loss
• Understand the significance of Hypo/hypernatraemia
• Understand the significance of hypo/hyperkalaemia
• Bone profile
• Thyroid Function Tests