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Where does the tircuspid valve appear in the apical view
I have purchased the SDEP Echo and I am practicing the echo positions. I am getting confused with the apical view. When Dr Erric shows the apical view technique, the MV appears on the left side of the screen. The book shows tricuspid valve on the left side of the screen and also one of…
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Pyloric – duodenal intussusception
6 years old cat, M/N with a chronic history of decrease apettite, vomiting on and off, very thin BW was wnl. AUS : mild mineralization on both kidneys, no pelvic dilation, mild thickening of the stomach wall – 0.48 cm To me it looks like pyloric intussusception- non obstructive . Do you agree?
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Pyloric – duodenal intussusception
6 years old cat, M/N with a chronic history of decrease apettite, vomiting on and off, very thin BW was wnl. AUS : mild mineralization on both kidneys, no pelvic dilation, mild thickening of the stomach wall – 0.48 cm To me it looks like pyloric intussusception- non obstructive . Do you agree?
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Abnormal pancreas in a 9 yr old DSH
Weight loss and intermittent anorexia since July 2021. No vomiting or diarrhea. Mild hyperglycemia, mild persistent ALP elevation Abdominal ultrasound shows an enlarged, hypoechoic, pancreas with an irregular capsule and adjacent echogenic fat. The liver shows increased echogenicity. The gallbladder has a thickened, echogenic wall. The spleen is rounded in shape with normal parenchyma. US…
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Acute vomiting and anorexia in a 4 yr old FS DSH
4 yr old FS DSH with acute onset vomiting (2-3 days) and anorexia for 2 days. Radiographs show a distended bowel loop with content the same radio-opacity as fecal material in the region of the ICC junction. Abdominal ultrasound shows mild gastric fluid distension. The pyloric outflow is unobstructed. The orad duodenum shows a small…
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Abnormal small intestinal segment
10 yr old FS Lab Ret belonging to a SA veterinarian Intermittent vomiting beginning 2 months ago, progressing to 2-3 times/day for the past month. Bloodwork showed ALB=2.2. ACTH stim is wnl. After medical managemet with Cerenia, metronidazole, and i/d, ALB is now 2.8. Clinical signs resume when medical management is discontinued. Abdomimal ultrasound shows…
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Hypoplastic annulus
I am having trouble diagnosing hypoplastic annulus in case of pulmonic stenosis. I mean what is the criteria to say that this is a normal annulus and this is a hypoplastic annulus
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11-year-old dog with dysuria
11-year-old intact male Daschund was presented with the complain of dysurina. US of the abdomen revealed urinary bladder cystoliths and cystic prostatomegaly. But there seems to be a normal prostate also left and can be seen in one of the videos. It looks like the cystic prostate is attached to the normal prostate. The dysuria…
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Strong shadowing gastric contents
Hope 10 yr FS, Chihuahua mix, 15.14 pounds presented with chronic history of intermittent vomiting and weight loss, recently last two months has been having copraphagia. Has a distended abdomen on physical exam, radiographs indicated significant distension of stomach with soft tissue opacity and amorphous granular material in the fundic region. ALT elevated 129, ALP elevated 520, GGT elevated…
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Post OHE, looking for a gauze
Hello Pancake is 4 yr F Pitbull, 64.4#, 2 days post OHE. rDVM requested ultrasound as the sponge count was one gauze short. clinically patient is normal, normothermic, non-painful abdomen. I have not looked at a post op OHE so I am wondering if the appearance is normal or could be reactive to a gauze…