In 22.5% of dogs, the ultrasound examination was considered to be vital or beneficial to the diagnosis. In 68.5% of dogs, the reviewers thought that the same diagnosis would have been reached without performing ultrasonography. Medical records were reviewed and the contribution of abdominal ultrasound to the clinical diagnosis was subjectively scored. Eighty-nine pet dogs with chronic vomiting. Diagnostic utility of abdominal ultrasound will be highest in dogs with GI neoplasia and lowest in those with inflammatory disorders. However, diagnostic utility of ultrasonography in dogs with chronic vomiting has not been investigated. Ultrasonographic descriptions of many gastrointestinal (GI) diseases have been published.
Leib, M S Larson, M M Panciera, D L Troy, G C Monroe, W E Rossmeisl, J H Forrester, S D Herring, E SĬhronic vomiting is a common problem in dogs that has many causes. ĭiagnostic utility of abdominal ultrasonography in dogs with chronic vomiting. recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) or functional abdominal pain (FAP)? If your health care provider has ruled out. and Recurrent or Functional Abdominal Pain (RAP or FAP) What is abdominal pain? Abdominal pain, or stomachache. We conclude that in patients with a similar presentation, the symptoms should not be attributed completely to PID without further investigation and consideration of a concomitant disease process including TSS. Patients may present severely ill with either of these disease entities but potential for serious illness is greater when both of these syndromes occur in the same patient. A literature search failed to reveal any similar cases of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) occurring concomitantly. Coagulant studies, liver function tests, culture results, and the desquamation of the patient's palms led to the additional diagnosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome. A surgical diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease was made during laparoscopy. On physical examination she was hypotensive with a firm, tender abdomen, cervical motion tenderness and a diffuse erythematous rash. A 33-year-old white female with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension.Ī thirty-three year old female presented to our emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
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