Cholecystitis – thoughts on further diagnostics?
Hi, just wanted to try my first case on forum. I am fairly new to ultrasounding and would appreciate advice on all aspect (techinque, image quality, forum posting and thoughts on further diagnostics). Charlie is a 15 year old Shih tzu male neutered. He has had chronic liver enzyme elevations (ALP [~500]) and elevated bile…
Cardiology certification for King Charles Cavaliers
I have a rural clinic with a King Charles Cavalier breeder who wants to get cardiology certification for her dogs. Is there an official cardiology certification program for this breed? The other question I have is whether this needs to be done by a cardioligist or can I acquire the images and have a…
Cool case in a cat, thought I’d share.
Pouncer is a 15 year old m/n DSH who I scanned last spring (met check) prior to a cutaneous mast cell tumor removal. At that time, his spleen was prominent and he had an odd, enlarged, nodular looking pancreas. FNA of the spleen and pancreas at that point were normal. He presented a few weeks…
Recommendations for echocardiographer in NYC- Bengal cat-
Needed- echo for a 10 yr old Bengal cat owned by a recent college grad on limited budget living in NYC History- owner’s mom is a vet in Charlotte NC and heard the murmur one year ago; she noted the murmur has recently gotten louder. Male neutered cat has been asymptomatic and has a normal heart…
Thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly in a 5 yr old FS Greyhound
5 year old FS Greyhound presented to rDVM 3 weeks ago for neck pain, lethargy, and weight loss PE showed petechia and echymoses Blood work showed a severe thromboyctopenia (10,000), rest of labwork was wnl included 4DXT-all neg The patient was treated with prednisone, atopica, famotidine, and doxycycline The platelet count increased to 250,000 then…
polycystic kidneys?
This is a 7 year old MN Siamese. He has been lethargic and lost some weight in the last week. Had an episode of multiple times of vomiting in them middle of the week related to a diet change. Has been better over the last couple of days. Blood work is pending. He does not…
post adrenalectomy
I am interested in people’s experience. I have done lit search and haven’t answered my questions. I found a mass left adrenal in 12 yr old mixed breed. the surgeon removed left adrenal and left kidney since vascular invasion found there was also invasion of surrounding tissue planes and perirenal bleeding. The histopath adrenal cortical…
pleural effusion- cardiac, or not?
-8 year old F/S DSH -not eating , lethargic 2-3 weeks -no murmur or arrythmia -mild to moderate pleural effusion -bloodwork mild hypoproteinemia, mild leukocytosis, else nsf – Just hoping my echo images are enough to call cardiac versus not. I am saying not. Thanks
pleural effusion- cardiac, or not?
-8 year old F/S DSH -not eating , lethargic 2-3 weeks -no murmur or arrythmia -mild to moderate pleural effusion -bloodwork mild hypoproteinemia, mild leukocytosis, else nsf – Just hoping my echo images are enough to call cardiac versus not. I am saying not. Thanks