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Selected procedures for the purpose of preventative medicine can be positioned within four quadrants to visualize the risk/benefit and cost benefit ratios. The technique used to carry out a procedure affects its safety and cost. The same procedure may have different benefits in different species. Therefore, the same procedure may occupy more than one quadrant. Most procedures should have a high potential benefit.
