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Originally Posted by kionini

Thanks

Okay, so I need to find an experienced person in this area...I'm in PA so I'm guessing U of Penn would be closer. What is a 'pre op work'? 'ddx'd' ? I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the acronyms and I need to get their meanings right so that I can do the proper research on them

Yeah, Nicky's had blood work done a few times over the course of his 4 years and that's why I'm confused. This is the first time this shows up In fact, I'm looking at my agenda and an annual checkup in 2009 for him included blood work for liver (I just scribbled it here, but don't have the full notes)

Not sure what a BAT is, but everything our vets recommend, we do. So if it's a regular test, we must have had it done. I just don't have everything in memory, but we have lots and lots of vet receipts I would have to go over to see if it was done They have the procedures, tests, meds, etc recorded in them.

I will choose experts

Okay ddx'd is short form for diagnosed; pre-op means preliminary or before operations/procedures. Regular blood work won't always show that there is something wrong with the liver/ that is why a special test called Bile Acids Test is done.

I hope you are able to get into a specialty hospital soon.