RACE CE for New and Emerging Biomarkers in Preventive Healthcare – The Monitored Pet (Purina Institute Global Summit 2026)

This quiz is for on-demand attendees of the presentation “New and Emerging Biomarkers in Preventive Healthcare – The Monitored Pet” by Dr. Brennen McKenzie as part of the Purina Institute Global Summit 2026, “Proactive, Not Reactive: Changing the Care Paradigm.” In order to obtain your RACE certificate for 0.5 CE hours, you must get a score of 80% or higher. You can retake the quiz as needed to pass.

This presentation is eligible for RACE credit through 22-Apr 2028.

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Which of the following IS NOT a desirable characteristic for a clinical biomarker in companion animals?

Highly predictive of individual outcomes

Technically complex

Sampling is acceptable to patients and their owners

Responsive to clinical interventions

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What are the main goals for using predictive biomarkers?

Earlier identification of treatable problems

Prediction of meaningful outcomes, such as disability, disease, and death.

Assessment of the need for and response to preventative medicine interventions

All of the above

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What is one current disadvantage to epigenetic clocks?

High cost

Predictive of mortality and other health outcomes

Responsive to interventions

Can be applied across species

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Which of the following is an advantage of composite assessments based on routine clinical laboratory biomarkers?

Uses samples already routinely collected from patients

Lower cost than some other biomarker types

Demonstrated potential to predict mortality hazard in dogs and other health outcomes in humans

All of the above

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What is a significant and underappreciated risk of biomarker assessment in health pets?

Venipuncture site infection

Earlier detection of treatable problems

Overdiagnosis

Client refusal of treatment

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