Welcome veterinary technicians.
This forum is for you, the veterinary technician community. Feel free to post up any questions or comments regarding your day to day nursing care, helpful tips from your clinic, hospital protocols, difficult situations that you have run into and found solutions for, or anything you can think of. We are here to work with…
Hot Lymph Nodes And Anorexia
[videoembed id=6936] Hi Eric, Can you tell me more about the pain at the mesenteric root? What is causing it, ie the infiltrates into the lymph nodes per se or ? His peripheral nodes never seemed too tender and I would agree about the pain, so want to understand it better. I have had good…
Feline pancreatic mass
9 yo mn dsh cat vomitng, weight loss, lethargy WBC 20K Is this a mass or severe pancreatitis panc mass [videoembed id=6937] Any thoughts? Wilma
mixed echogenic fulsiform ligament
i’m just trying this out. I’d like to see if I can post a case. This is a 10 year old DSH presented for vomiting and anorexia. CBC, Biochem panel normal. No PLI done. UA not done by RDVM. Ultrasound revealed multiple hypoechoic nodules on pancreas. Only other abnormality was a loss of homogeneity of the fulsiform…
Ever Wondered What This Structure Was?
[videoembed id=6952] right coronary artery No this is not a heartworm but the right coronary artery that is present in every heart of you get the right angle.
gall bladder problem
These images are from a 9 yr old Shih-Tzu mc. Had 2 courses of palladia for a mast cell tumor. Had a liver biopsy 10-9-2011 that was read as a hepatopathy with centrilobular cholestasis and rare individual cell necrosis. He was on pred ursodiol. 2 weeks ago he got sick. sonogram done then were read…
Ferrets and their Gallbladders
Had a recent case: 6yo MN Ferret 3 days ADR, then acutely ill, icteric, bloody diarrhea b/w pending US revealed : GB sludge filled, thick walls; dilated cystic & CBD. Dilated CBD to papilla Other findings: ascites, hypoechoic lymph nodes; right adrenal mass See below for stills/video of duopap & GB. Has anyone seen this…
How To Start Your Own Post: Welcome To The SonoPath Forum
Do you have a burning question for the SonoPath moderators in any category whether you are a general practitioner or sonographer (novice to expert)? There are no dumb questions (and hopefully no dumb answers:). We are all virtual friends and professionals (i.e. criteria for a SP moderator) and, as a group, someone has likely run…
Ultrasound & Lung Lobe Torsion
What is the consensus regarding detecting lung lobe torsion with ultrasound? I know the gold standard should be CT, but when unavailable, how can we be certain? Yes, pleural effusion that is usually modified transudate, lots of fibrin, with a poorly aerated lung, or hepatized lung. But in the absence of those & with no…
Neoplasia But “Not?”…Or Maybe “Not?”
Question: Can all of these lesions (liver, spleen, kidney, prostate, lungs, fat) have fungal (coccidiomycoides) or neoplasia (hemangiosarcoma)? Is there intestinal involvement? Have you seen this pattern before? Unfortunately the rDVM is not wanting to pursue FNA at this time. If fungal titer comes back + then maybe so to rule out co-morbidities. Any other…