Case of the Month

Case Of the Month​

Pancreatic Necrosis vs. Pancreatic Neoplasia

Ultrasound, Pancreas, & Needles. Pancreatic necrosis vs. pancreatic neoplasia? That is the question for Jessie the geriatric Labrador retriever. Imaging, US-guided FNA & Biopsy by Eric Lindquist DMV, DABVP and case management by Dr. Messina & staff at Madison AH, Madison, New Jersey, USA. Sonogram (pancreas): Jessie

February 27, 2013


Linear Gastrointestinal Foreign Body

Gus String FB with accordion pleating. Linear gastrointestinal foreign body is not just for puppies any more. See how Gus, the 6-year-old Miniature Schnauzer went retro to his puppy days of pica. Imaging & Interpretation by Eric Lindquist DMV (Italy), DABVP.


Dry Form Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Dry Form Feline Infectious Peritonitis. Another great mystery turned inside out with the ultrasound probe. Imaging performed by Dr. Lindsey Daniel, NJ Mobile Associates & Mobile Veterinary Ultrasound, Atlanta, GA, Case managed by Dr. Jim Brousse & staff at Cat and Dog Clinic, Athens, Georgia. History (Kohmescer): Smokey, an 11-year-old, M/N, DSH indoor/outdoor cat. His…


Adrenal Pathology

ADR = “Aint Doing Right” is often an adrenal problem. Check out what we may have been missing for years in adrenal pathology with Bailey the Basset Hound; the May 2011 SonoPath case of the month. Case presentation by Lindquist DMV, DABVP.


Hypoalbuminemia, Hypomagnesemia & Hypocalcemia

TBD Sonogram (G.I., 9/30/10, 1/28/11): “Annie” History (K. Vasquez RVT): A 15-year-old FS DSH cat with was presented for decreased appetite and lethargy with a history of hypoalbuminemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia. On physical examination weight loss, pyrexia, dehydration, icterus, and a grade III/VI heart murmur were present. Abnormalities on CBC and serum biochemistry were leukocytosis with…


Cyanosis

“Tiny Bubbles” & veterinary medicine from the inside out: Reverse PDA & Reverse VSD evidenced by a bubble study comprises the July, 2011 SonoPath case of the month. The patient was referred by Penninsula VH & imaging performed by English Bay Ultrasound Service; Doug Casey DVM, DABVP, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Interpretation & support by Lindquist…


Extra Kidneys?

How many kidneys does a cat really need? Extra parts, unusual parts, and not enough parts in 3 cats with “wacked” kidneys and a little pancreas comprise the SonoPath cases of the month. Imaging by Casey DVM DABVP, Parkinson RDMS, & Lindquist DMV, DABVP.


Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Pulmonic Stenosis (PS)

ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) and PS (Pulmonic Stenosis). Where there is one congenital defect, there is often another. SonoPath cardiology collaborator Dr. Peter Modler brings us a King Charles Spaniel with an Atrial Septal Defect and Pulmonic Stenosis direct from Austria for the September 2011 case of the month. Take a look at Peter’s folder…


Cushing’s Disease

Stanley has Cushing’s disease. Is Stanley a Beagle? A Dachshund? A Yorkie? No, Stanley is a DSH house cat and take a look what his adrenal was doing and how the disease progressed but still allowed Stanley to have some quality time. “Give adrenals a chance.” Imaging and clinical interpretation by Eric Lindquist DMV, DABVP.


Collapse and Cyanosis

It’s a clot! No it’s a thrombus! Or… maybe it’s a mass… What are those things messing with Tomie Timon’s Doppler in the pulmonic outflow tract in this echocardiogram? Tomie Timon RDMS of Eugene, Oregon, shows us “what does this” with Dr. Peter Modler’s help from sunny AustriaJ. Oh yes the world is truly flat…


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  • Clinical Signs

  • Exam Findings

  • Histories

  • Special Testings

  • Urinalysis

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