Hi everyone,
Just needed second opinon on this nodule whether you think it could be a mass or a fat pad. I’m leaning more towards a fat pad given the ‘smoothness’ of the nodule, however, it could potentially be part of the tricuspid valve as well.
Hi everyone,
Just needed second opinon on this nodule whether you think it could be a mass or a fat pad. I’m leaning more towards a fat pad given the ‘smoothness’ of the nodule, however, it could potentially be part of the tricuspid valve as well.
Cat is a diabetic 15 year old burmese that presented with dyspnoea and lethargy. No heart murmur auscultated. Thoracic radiographs showed increase opacity/alveolar-intersitital pattern in the cranial and mid lung lobes bilaterally. There was a pleural fissure line observed on the right hand side suggesting mild pleural effusion.
Echocardigraphic study performed had normal measurements on the Left ventricle except for (subjective) enlargement in the right atrium and ventricle. No tricuspid insufficiency was observed on Doppler. Pulmonary outlfow was normal velocity and laminar.
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I see some remodeling of th
I see some remodeling of th emyocardium but no masses. Old cat hearts get echogenic remodeling of the myocardium. Heart based tumors are rare in cats but do happen. Not sure of the view you have here but if you have a short axis heart based view or a position 3 in the SDEP protocol that would be best to see the right auricle form the outside in which is what its designed for… rule out masses there.
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and poster here
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and normals DVD here for the views and efficiency clips
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Hi Eric,
apologies in my bad
Hi Eric,
apologies in my bad scanning technique! Hahaha! It’s suppose to be the left parasternal long axis view of the right auricle.
No worries I always say ..
No worries I always say .. “If you find a beating heart then thats a start.:)”