Ultrasound

The struggle to find a diagnosis has been nearly as big a struggle as the condition itself. For about 4 years, I had inexplicable pelvic pain, menorrhagia, and menometrorrhagia. Over the years, I had had ultrasounds, an endoscopy, and various hormonal treatments which had unwanted side effects. One of my doctors kept telling me that it was possible that it was psychosomatic. Finally, a laparoscopy confirmed a diagnosis of endometriosis. While there is no cure…

the child is older. The Encephalocele sometimes can be so small, it can be missed and not diagnosed. These small Encephaloceles are usually found around the baby’s nose, sinuses, and forehead. Sometimes the Encephalocele can be found on a prenatal ultrasound, if found the doctors involved will perform a fetal MRI, which can give more details about the baby’s…

Criteria, Ultra-sonography of the lower extremity with Doppler is the highest rated. Followed by Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the lower extremity and pelvis with and without contrast. MRA is the primary modality for pelvic DVT and for thigh DVT if Ultrasound is nondiagnostic. Of the lowest rated is X-ray venography of the pelvis and lower extremity. X-ray venography is used primarily in conjunction with…

the marker chromosomes in some body cells (mosaicism) and, in some instances, manifest certain,possibly mild features of this disorder. Are there prenatal test for this disorder? Maybe. Suspected before birth, based upon specialized tests, test: ultrasound, amniocentesis,and/or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). cat eye syndrome can not be treated, the only cure is surgery the way for this syndrome to be prevented is surgery, if you don’t want to take the surgery the person takes many pills.…

in the second trimester, the risk of spontaneous preterm birth increases , especially when effacement occurs early in the second trimester . Because effacement begins at the internal cervical os and progresses caudally , it is often detected on ultrasound examination before it can be appreciated on physical examination.Large randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that universal maternal cervical length screening and treatment in women with short cervical length reduces the…

weeks of heavy bleeding out of four weeks since the D&C. She was told they removed a large polyp but could not get all of the polyp out. No ablation was performed at that time. Doctor's notes from that physician were obtained which showed an ultrasound with a 2.4 cm fibroid, normal ovaries, and benign endometrial biopsy. Surgery notes have not been obtained or pathology from the polyp. The patient has recently seen her cardiologist. She has been changed on her cardiac medications. Her…

procedures on humans (vetnewsdaily.com). The laparoscopy procedure allows the veterinarian to use a small camera and light to show the internal organs of various animals (vetnewsdaily.com). Another technology that veterinarians are using is the ultrasound. It is used to see the spinal cord, the retina, and pregnancies of animals (vetnewsdaily.com). According to AVMA, an ethical principle for veterinarians should provide medical care with compassion and respect for animal welfare and human health…

My mother first knew she was pregnant when she developed morning sickness. I was her fourth child so she knew what was happening after she was sick. When she found out she was pregnant I was in the fetal period of prenatal development in about the third week of the pregnancy. Shortly after my mother realized she was pregnant she went to her doctor and he confirmed what she knew. He also did some tests, because my mother was 34 and the chance of problems, such as Down syndrome, goes up with older…

Hi Katrina, I enjoyed reading your poster presentation on gout and you have well described the symptoms and pathophysiology. I did not know much about this topic and very interested to know that gout is a form of arthritis caused by monosodium urate crystal deposition in and around a joints(Vannuchi 2012). Clinically significant hyperuricemia is serum urate level > 6.8 mg/dL (404 mcmol/L) due to likelihood of urate crystal deposition when urate concentrations > 6.8…

Compartment syndrome occurs when pressure builds up within an enclosed muscular compartment due to swelling or internal bleeding. It is most likely to occur in the leg following fractures of either the tibia or fibula, but rarely occurs in the thigh. A 27 y.o. male presented to the Emergency Department complaining of severe pain in his left thigh. He works at a fast food retail shop, runs marathons regularly (but hasn’t in the past 4 months) and he recalls no trauma to the leg over the weeks…