Logistics of Large Dog Echos
I am looking for advice on the logistics of doing large dog echos. I am purchasing a new machine and looking at whether to stick with the portable type I am used to or go with a console unit. In the past, I did some mobile ultrasound and carried my echo table with me. It…
HOCM?
-4 year old DSH -new heart murmur -no clinical signs -Why does the interventricular septum curve down in front of the aorta? -I assume something like atenolol might help with filling? Anything else that we should do? -Is this HOCM? UCM? Something else? Thanks!
Parathyroid nodule
-10 year old lab -hypercalcemia with no other cause found -I suspect this is primary hyperparathyroidism. Can you confirm this is a parathyroid nodule? It’s larger than I expected! Thanks.
Pulmonary hypertension?
-Older small breed dog -signs of congestive heart failure and mitral valve endocardiosis -history of previously treated heartworm disease I did not find tricuspid regurgitation or pulmonic insufficiency to quantify PH but the clinical signs are suspicious. Opinions? Thanks!
Machines to consider
Besides the Mindray, what other machines should I consider? I am looking casually to buy another machine in the next year as mine is 6 years old and I usually replace them at 5. I am not a specialist but I used to do mobile ultrasound and do a lot of imaging, including on referral…
Episodic collapse
Senior larger breed dog with episodes of collapse and history of a left-sided murmur. -moderate MR 4.4 m/s, other valves competent -LA:Ao 1.87 -FS 45.7% -LVOT max = 1.6 m/s -small volume pericardial effusion with tamponade -normal PA, no evidence of PH I don’t associate MR with normal contractility with pericardial effusion. Are there 2…
Episodic collapse
Senior larger breed dog with episodes of collapse and history of a left-sided murmur. -moderate MR 4.4 m/s, other valves competent -LA:Ao 1.87 -FS 45.7% -LVOT max = 1.6 m/s -small volume pericardial effusion with tamponade -normal PA, no evidence of PH I don’t associate MR with normal contractility with pericardial effusion. Are there 2…
Aortic regurgitation
-4 year old Dogue de Bordeaux, spayed female. 115 pounds. Sedated with 0.2 mg/kg butorphanol -asymptomatic -first degree relative died of unknown sudden onset cardiac diseae (PE? DCM?) -AI noted with mildly increased aortic outflow. -trivial pulmonic insufficiency -Structurally the heart appears normal. -How should I interpret this finding? Thanks!
PDA?
8 week old shih-tzu with loud left-sided systolic murmur, no clinical signs reported although I believe there was some pulmonary edema by the end of my exam. -In the right – sided short axis view of the MPA, I do see turbelence under the bifurcation of the PA but the entire PA is not turbulent. …
PDA?
8 week old shih-tzu with loud left-sided systolic murmur, no clinical signs reported although I believe there was some pulmonary edema by the end of my exam. -In the right – sided short axis view of the MPA, I do see turbelence under the bifurcation of the PA but the entire PA is not turbulent. …