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Fused kidneys

Fused kidneys

Hope someone has seen this before. In fact, I did a search for fused kidneys and found another entry, but that cat has had a renal transplant, so not quite my patient.  This is a young cat, gradual onset, unwell, pyrexia and abdo pain. A mass was palpated in dorso-caudal abdomen.  Scan shows fused kidneys?…

Fused kidneys

Hope someone has seen this before. In fact, I did a search for fused kidneys and found another entry, but that cat has had a renal transplant, so not quite my patient.  This is a young cat, gradual onset, unwell, pyrexia and abdo pain. A mass was palpated in dorso-caudal abdomen.  Scan shows fused kidneys?…

Mindray 8 vs Mindray 9

  Hi there, Just wondering what are the main differences between M 8 and 9 . Mindray website lists them as having the same specs.  Is auto EF available on the M8 ?  The reporting function om the M7 has only some limited number of characters than you can input. Is that similar on the…

Mindray 8 vs Mindray 9

  Hi there, Just wondering what are the main differences between M 8 and 9 . Mindray website lists them as having the same specs.  Is auto EF available on the M8 ?  The reporting function om the M7 has only some limited number of characters than you can input. Is that similar on the…

Right sided DCM or PHT ?

Hi everyone, I’d love to hear your opinion on this case. 10 yo, female Staffy with ascites.  Abdominal ultrasound normal appart from ascites and passive hepatic congestion. Echo: marked RV and RA dilation with eccentric hypertrophy. RV looks hypokinetic. How do we assess RV function? Do we use EF or FS as in the LV?…

ECG help

Apologies if this is not right to post on an ultrasound forum. I have done an echo on this young Rhodesian Ridgeback that presented to the pre-desexing clinical examination and the clinician noted an irregular rhythm on auscultation. The dog is asymptomatic and fully grown.

Assessing anaesthetic risk by echo

Hi everyone, What is your approach to dogs with cardiac murmurs and anaesthesia ? For those cases where the clinician worries about a murmur in a dog that has never presented signs of CHF , they request an echo to predict anaesthetic risks. I usually look for : causes of the murmur: valves myocardial function:…

Possible bile duct obstruction

Hello all, This is a dog that had GVD surgery 2 days ago, now presenting with lethargy and elevation of liver enzymes. It was quite difficult to follow CBD to the level of the papilla due to presence of gas, even if I turned the dog around .

Ultrasounding by systems

    Here is a question for all the ultrasonographers out there.

Live chat

Hi Eric, I just wanted to make a suggestion for the forum. It would be nice to have live chat sessions, were we could discuss images and or videos. I have attended several webinars and I found them so useful and educational. Even to have that possibility to chat online with other vets that are…

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