Veterinary Applications
The need for non-invasive diagnostics has never been greater. With patient owners demanding more and more sophistated care for their pets, ultrasound offers the ability to raise the level of medicine you offer.
Many of the cases you see every day could benefit from an ultrasound study:
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Radiographic
- Cardiomegaly
- Pulmonary Mass
- Mediastinal Mass
- Effusions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Ascites
- Organomegaly
- Mass Densities
- Calculi
Cardiac
- Ventricular Systolic Function
- Ventricular Diastolic Function
- Ejection Fraction
- Stroke Volume
- Cardiac Chamber Size
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pericardial Diseases
- Cardiac Masses
- Septal Defects
- Congenital Cardiac Shunts
Pregnancy
- Vaginal Discharge
- Fetal Demise
- Reproductive Failure
- Persistent Estrus
- Orbital Swelling
Biochemical
- Elevated ALT/AST
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphate
- Elevated Bile Acids
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Persistent Azotemia
- Persistent/Intermittent Fever
- Elevated Amylase/Lipase
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Clinical
- Coughing
- Congestion
- Muffled Cardiac
- Auscultation
- Heart Murmurs
- Syncopal Episodes
- Exercise Intolerance
- Electrical Alternans
- Ascites
- Jaundice
- Organomegaly
- Cushing Disease
- Hematuria
- Stranguria
- Recurrent UTI
- Trauma Hemorrhage
- Chronic Vomiting
- Chronic Weight Loss
- Persistent Anorexia
- Progressive Abdominal Distention
- Palpable Masses
- Painful Abdominal Palpation
- Lymphadenopathy
Qualitative/Quantitative
- Testicular Enlargement
- Metastasis Evaluation (Except Lungs)
- Diffuse vs Focal Disease
- Unilateral vs Bilateral
- Pre-surgical Orientation
- Pre-Anesthetic Evaluation
- Avoid Unnecessary Surgery
- Increase Biopsy Specificity
- Define Disease Severity
- Baseline for Early Heart Disease
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