Inflammatory bowel disease or other intestinal inflammatory disease
A 6-year-old MN Rottweiller was presented with the complain of chronic vomiting. After doing the initial blood test and CPLi, which were normal, the RDVM sent the dog for further evaluation to rule out any infiltrative intestinal disease. All the small intestines were normal. I found thickened rectum and proximal colon. There is a hyperechoic…
Why my MR velocity is not making sense
A 4-year-old male BSH cat was presented for echo. HCM phenostype with SAM was diagnosed. There was MR jet and LVOT obstruction. The MR jet velocity measured approximatel 3m/sec with PG of 25mmHg. My question is that why this MR velocity jet is not making sense. The cat has SAM, which means that the LV…
Question Dr Peter E:A wave
I just finished watching the 5-min with sonopath video of Dr Peter explaining the significance of measuring the mitral inflow profile. I have the following questions: 1. A dog with cough. LA is enlarged but the E wave is less than 1.4m/sec. So the cough is cardiogenic or non cardiogenic or just the enlarged LA…
Significance of this splenic structure
A 3-year-old male neutered cat was presented with the complain of diarrhea. This splenic structure was noticed as an incidental finding. Doesn’t seem significant, but it is disrupting the normal curvilinear capsule. What it could be?
Measurement discepancy
This is the M-mode from a cat, suspected to be HCM. There is discrepancy in my IVS measurements and LVP wall measurements. I heard in the lectures that IVS and LVP measurements should be same. How to fix this issue. Thanks
HCM or not? Systolic anterior motion
One-year 6-month old scottish fold male was presented for lameness examination of the hind limb. Grade 2 parasternal heart murmur was heard. The cats seems to have HCM phenotype, probably just the beginning. There seems to be systolic anterior motion also. Can you please confirm if there is SAM and this cat has HCM phenotype? …
Right Adrenal Tumor or Nor
A 12-year-old female neutered pug was presented with the complain of chromic hematurina. Blood test was normal. During the exam, I found some mass effect in the right adrenal gland and probably a nodule in the right adrenal. The hypoechoic circular structure in the video doesn’t seem to be attached to the right adrenal and…
Right Adrenal Tumor or Not
A 12-year-old female neutered pug was presented with the complain of chromic hematurina. Blood test was normal. During the exam, I found some mass effect in the right adrenal gland and probably a nodule in the right adrenal. The hypoechoic circular structure in the video doesn’t seem to be attached to the right adrenal and…
Ilium lesion — is it signficant or not
A 3-year-old male intact golden retriever was presented almost collapased with 10% dehydration. Blood test was unremarkable except hyperproteineimia. He was stabilised and became much better over the next day. Abdominal ultrasound was done and there were highly enlarged jejunal lymph nodes. The other significant finding was the presence of a hyperchoic line in the…
Gall bladder mucocele or not
A 5-yeard-old male neutered jack russel was presented with the complain of vomiting. Mildly elevated ALP 300U/L and high amylase 1621U/L were noticed on blood test. cPLi test result was abnormal but the left and right limb of pancreas were normal sonographically. A lot of biliary sludge was noticed in the gall bladder, which sometimes…