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The aim of a structured and thorough approach to diagnosis is to reach the answer as quickly as possible and to get the best value from your ‘diagnostic dollar/pathology pound/enabling euro’ – that is, not to waste the client’s money on unnecessary tests and procedures. An additional advantage of following this approach is that you should have a very good idea why you are advising doing blood tests or taking radiographs or prescribing a particular medication. And because you know why, you can explain your reasons to the client clearly, and they are much more likely to agree to follow your suggestions. Client compliance is positively influenced by the degree to which they understand the reasons for diagnostic or treatment recommendations.

You are also in a much better position to explain the implications of ‘normal results’ rather than being sent into a panic because you were hoping the blood tests would show something (‘because the dog looks really sick, so it must have an abnormal blood test! – but…its blood results are absolutely normal! – HELP! – what do I do now?’).