Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine, host Dan Batchelor is joined by Stef Phillipps to discuss the approach to dogs presenting with paresis or paralysis. What do terms such as ambulatory paraparesis, non-ambulatory paraparesis and paraplegia actually mean, and why are they important? The discussion explores how a thorough clinical history, triage assessment and phy...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Present: 12 Minute Medicine host Dan Batchelor is joined by Stef Phillipps to explore the approach to patient presenting with a head tilt. What causes a head tilt and why is it so commonly associated with vestibular disease? The discussion covers the anatomy and function of the vestibular system, including the differences between central and peripheral vesti...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine hot Dan Batchelor is joined by Stef Phillips to explore some of the common conditions that can look like seizures but aren't. The discussion begins with movement disorders, including how the present and the treatment options available for affected patients. A practical 12 minute conversation designed to build confidence when...

In the first episode of Season Two of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , host Dan Batchelor is joined by one of our Neurology clinicians Stef Phillipps to introduce this season's focus on neurology. The episode explores why it's important to dispel "neuro-phobia" in clinical practice and discusses the approach to the seizure patient, including why the neurological examination matt...

In the final episode of Season One of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore some of the remaining analytes commonly encountered on the biochemistry panel. The discussion begins with globulin, including causes of increased globulin and its association with inflammation and conditions such as Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore the interpretation of Urea and Creatinine. What do these values actually represent, and how should they be approached in clinical practice? The discussion focuses on azotaemia, breaking down the key differences between pre-renal, renal and post-renal causes, and how to...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12-Minute Medicine host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore the clinical interpretation of electrolytes. Focusing on Sodium and Potassium, the discussion covers common causes of both high and low values and how these changes can present in clinical practice. What drives hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia? What are the key differential...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine, host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Wynn to discuss the role of phosphorus in the body and how to interpret abnormal results. What does phosphorus do physiologically and why might levels appear elevated on a biochemistry panel? The episode explores common causes of increased phosphorus, including artefactual changes such a...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore the clinical significance of calcium abnormalities. Why do even small changes in calcium matter? The discussion covers how calcium exists in the bloodstream, including the relationship between protein-bound and ionised calcium, and why measuring ionised calcium can someti...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , host Dan Batchelor in joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore the clinical approach to blood glucose. Where does glucose come from and how it is regulated? What are the causes of elevated blood glucose in dogs and cats - and how do we distinguish transient hyperglycaemia from persistent? Hypoglycaemia is also addressed , rounding...

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 choles...

In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , host Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gwynn to explore the fundamentals of bilirubin. What is bilirubin and how is it formed? How does it relate to jaundice? And what's the difference between pre-hepatic and post-hepatic cause of hyperbilirubinaemia? The conversation also covers bilirubin in urine - including what's normal...

ALT and ALP are two of the most commonly discussed liver enzymes on a biochemistry panel - but what do they actually represent? In this episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , Dan Batchelor in joined by Dr Angela Gwynn , Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pathology at the time of recording, to talk through what ALT and ALP are, where they come from, and how to start interpreting ch...

Welcome to Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine. In this short introductory episode, host Dan Batchelor Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, shares the thinking behind the podcast, what you can expect from future episodes and how often new conversations will be released. Subscribe to stay up to date with new episodes

Albumin is one of the most commonly reported values on a biochemistry panel - but what actually is it, and why does it matter? In this first episode of Liverpool Vet School Presents: 12 Minute Medicine , Dan Batchelor is joined by Dr Angela Gywnn, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pathology at the time of recording. Together, they break down what albumin is, where is comes from, and how to stat interpre...