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Renolith – acute or chronic?
These clips are from a 15 year old, MN cat with rising BUN/Creatinine, hematuria and weight loss. The right kidney was similar, but smaller due to a dorsal section of cortical collapse. The bladder was normal and no visible ureteral distention. The mineralized opacity in the cranial pole of this kidney… I notice it is…
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Mindray Elite 8 Echo probes clips/images
Hi all! In a previous post (“Machines to consider”) I said I would share some images/clips from the Mindray Elite 8. I had trouble adding multiple clips/images to a comment, so I’ll put them here. These are images from the p10 cardiac probe on the Mindray Elite 8, they should have the signalment attached. There…
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Suspected salivary mucocele?
13 yrs MN Bichon mix 5″ x 3″ soft fluctuant swelling near the R submandibular LN Would this be consistent with a salivary mucocele? No CF on the top structure, mild CF on the gland below. I was there for an echo and was curious what this potential mucocele would look like. Thank you! Karen
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Urachal remnant or artifact?
Hi! These are from a quick US to look for bladder stones… didn’t shave, cranky Tortie cat (dodging claws…) • Shelter cat • 6 yr old, FS, DSH • Intermittent hematuria • Returned to the shelter twice for inappropriate urination I’ll be going back another day to do a full abd US, when she…
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Odd hyperechoic density near kidney, cat
Hi all, Not sure what this is ?? 7 yr old, FS, Siamese mix Hx of intermittent chronic vomiting Weight loss, unthrifty looking x 2-3 months BW 6 months ago mild anemia and slt low Alb. BW Today…. Hct 17%, WBC 9,000, Neut 48%, Lymphs 51%. BUN 48 H, Creat high N. Spleen had scalloping…
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Factors affecting heart position
Hi! I’m scheduled to echo on an obese (40lb) King Charles Spaniel next week… new heart murmur, looking for MVD. Just curious… if L sided heart enlargement rotates the heart in a certain direction, how does being extremely overweight change the heart position? Dorsally perhaps? And do CKCS do LA enlargement differently? I vaguely recall…
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M mode in post process?
Hi guys! Has anyone figured out if it is possible to do a post-processing M mode on a saved video clip? I looked through the Owners Manual, dug thru rather 🙂 and didn’t find anything helpful. Thanks! Karen
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Puppy w/Lepto
Hi, This is a clip from the R kidney of a puppy that has Lepto, 5 days into treatment for ARF (albeit conservative treatment with SQ fluids vs IV fluids; shelter limitations). I’m just curious about the cranial pole of the kidney…. the hyperechoic wedge. Is that likely an infarct? Treatment won’t change, just for…
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Kitten w/loud murmur
This is a kitten at the shelter I work at, that is in “hospice foster” for a stunningly loud heart murmur. He’s done well for several months now, and is surprisingly active.
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Cat, possible lymphoma
12 yr. old MN DSH Not eating well, weight loss, muscle wasting Abd US shows diffuse muscularis thickening in the SI and stomach No enlarged LN found ? involvement of spleen and L kidney I told the O full thickness biopsy of SI was the most likely to give a definitive dx (lyphoma vs IBD). …