Bladder mass and VPCs
– 13 year old MN DSH ADR and history if hematuria – rDVM noted a grade 2-3 holosystolic heart murmur (unfortunately I did not get a chance to listen to the heart) – bloodwork, electrolytes unremarkable – echo showed no evidence of structural heart changes with a small AI jet (likely not cause of the…
Pylorus Mass
I did an ultrasound today on Minnie. Minnie is a 12 year old DSH with a history of weight loss and vomiting. Lab work was mostly unremarkable except for hypoalbuminemia. My associate referred Minnie to me for an ultrasound evaluation.
Cardiac Mass?
– 21yr old MN DSH with history of CRF had two episodes or crying, collapse and open mouth breathing on the weekend
Right adrenal involvemnet?
– 12 year old MN Min. Poodle with 2 day history anorexia and urinary incontinence – u/s showed marked abdominal effusion and complex mass coming off cranial pole of the right kidney – omental fat is hyperechoic and nodular (carcinomatosis?)(see below) – the CVC was either volume contracted or I was squishing it – I…
PSS?
– 6 year old FS Jack Russel cross shelter dog presented for a dental procedure – pre-op bloodwork mild elevation in ALT, pre-post bile acids elevated; pet is asymptomatic – u/s showed a slightly smaller liver than normal; normal kidneys and urinary bladder – PV is small compared to the aorta – CVC velocity is…
Pancreatitis
Eli is a 16 year old DSH with a recent history of vomiting. Lab results: abnormals ALP 74 (12-59) SPECfPL: 3.8 (3.6-5.3- cat may have pancreatitis) UA: 3+ hematuria 4+ protein. No bacteria noted and no WBC’s. MIC is pending.
Adrenal or Pancreatic Mass?
– 12 yr FS Great Pyrenese presented for melena,vomiting and lethargy – had been on pred for skin issues and owner noted PU/PD and ravenous appetite – bloodwork mild anemia, ALT 400’s, ALP so high not registering on rDVM’s in house blood machine, mild elevation BUN, amylase and lipase severely elevated, cPLI not done, urinalysis…
Large left adrenal gland
– 14 yr MN Labrador Retriver w severe pu/pd – lab testing showed mild elevations in ALP, ALT and pre/post bile acids; results of LDDST pending – u/s showed moderately enlarged liver, hyperechoic w mottling and rounded capsular margins (ddx. steroid hepatopathy, CAH, benign hyperplasia, neoplasia) – left adrenal symmetrically enlarged, hard to tell about…
Splenic Mass
I did an ultrasound on a 13 year old Miniature Schnauzer named Wally. The purpose of the ultrasound was to evaluate Wally for pathology associated with hematuria. On the scan I found a mass that I believe is associated with the spleen. I have a number of questions: 1. Is this mass assoicated with the…
Rule out PSS
– 5 year old very small MN Yorkie presented for hematuria seen by my associate – single, spikey urolith seen on x-ray (so likely not ammonium biurate, at least 100%) and seen on ultrasound – pre bile acids 92.8 umol/L N<10, post 83 N<20; biochem and CBC otherwise wnl – u/s scan showed normal liver…