Indistinct gall bladder in a 16 year old cat with suspected triaditis
16 yo mn dsh cat hx of inappetance and weight loss full stomach on scan (not told to fast and obv didn’t) with blade of grass or something foreign in pylorus (nonobstructive) ultrasound otherwise suggests triaditis/occult neoplasia (mast cell/lymphoma Labs show mild anemia 31%
Renal Ghost Artifact or Lesion ?
Patient is a clinically normal (BAR with good appetite) 12 YO FS Chihuahua with dark orange colored urine (bilirubin) and a normal size/shape gall bladder containing a moderate degree of suspended unorganized sludge. History of several episodes of UTI which responded to antibiotics. The orange urine is what brought this dog in to the rDVM….
Icteric patient – bile duct obstruction?
Patient is a 9 yr, FS, Pug, 14.69#. Pet is a diabetic and has developing icterus, vomiting and lethargy. Has an elevated ALT, ALP and t bili of 7.1 and elevated WBC. Pet does seem painful with pressure over the gall bladder and right cranial abdomen. A snap PLI was normal. Liver is small on…
Jaundice Patient: Is A Coag Useful & When Do I Sample?
I recently received this question from a solid colleague/client that I read cases for and support in the clinical sonography technical and business curve and he had an interesting question: SM: I scanned a slightly jaundice dog yesterday. PT was double normal so I did not poke. PTT was WNL. Liver: looked totally norm but…