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Adrenal tumours: benign or malignant?
Adrenal nodules and masses are not an uncommon finding in canine patients, with differentials including hyperplastic nodules, adenomas, and myelolipomas (benign) as well adenocarcinomas and phaeochromocytomas (malignant). It is sometimes not possible to distinguish a benign vs malignant lesion, but there are some features that can differentiate the two.
This video shows an adrenal tumour invading the phrenicoadbominal vein and caudal vena cava, a feature of malignancy. To find out more about other features of adrenal changes, check out this really useful article from Today’s Veterinary Practice: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/imaging-essentialsultrasonography-adrenal-glands/
Dr Lou is back from her weekend break!
And we’re back! 👋 After Dr Lou’s very lovely little weekend break in Margs, we are back on the road this morning 🚗🙌🏻 Looking forward to meeting today’s patients 🐶🐱 and assisting their vets in helping them to get better! ❤️
Happy puppy! ❤️🐶
I have the best job 🐶 How cute is this guy!? 🥰
Happy wagger
This little one is happy because she knows we are available all public holiday weekend! (And because that scanning bed is super comfy!) 🙃
Just call 0421806474 if you need us 📞
Echo Promotion - Case 1
Our echo promotion started today! 🙌🏻❤️ and we scanned 2 patients whose owners are taking advantage of our reduced echo fees until the end of February 🙂
The video is from one of these patients, who has an enlarged atrium and therefore needs medication for his heart disease. Luckily, we have been able to diagnose it earlier and give him a better chance of a longer, happier, healthier life 🐶
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(Also on this Monday, among other things... we found a tennis ball 🎾 in a dog’s stomach, and a linear foreign body and intussusception in a kitty cat!) 😲 Both will have surgery and hopefully make a full recovery 👍🏻
Stage C Mitral Valve Disease
Compare this image to the LA:Ao ratio for the Stage A case in this series. This patient had clinical signs of cardiac disease with tachypnoea, dyspnoea and coughing and presented as an emergency.
Stage C Mitral Valve Disease
In the advanced stage of mitral valve disease, left atrial enlargement and increased pressure leads to increased pulmonary venous pressure and development of pulmonary oedema. This causes increased respiratory rate and effort in affected patients. Tracheal compression associated with cardiomegaly also causes a cough.
Of course, coughing may also be due to non-cardiac disease: an echo is a strong indication in dogs with a murmur to determine if cardiac disease is responsible for these signs.
MMVD Stage B2: Left Atrial Enlargement (LA:Ao view)
Showing the key measurement for assessment of LA size by ratio to the aortic width. This patient shows a ratio of 1.6 - the ratio at which it is recommended to start Pimobendan treatment (normal <1.5).
Here are a few examples of some interesting cases we've had in less than 2 weeks in business!
Images show bilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureter in a dog, an intestinal foreign body in a young cat and adrenal tumour invading one of the major vessels.
Apart from these cases, we've also had searches for missing items of clothing that the dog ate(!), abnormal prostates and patchy livers, among other things...
All of those patients presented with similar signs of inappetence and a degree of abdominal pain - but each of them had very different problems and a different treatment plan was made for each one after their scans. And that's why we love ultrasound!
