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FASTVet® TFAST® Rules for Differentiating PE from PCE

Do you know the rules for differentiating Pleural Effusion (PE) from Pericardial Effusion (PCE)? It is important to perform a

25 Jul

“One View is NO View” – FAST Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion – The Bull’s Eye Sign Members Only

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Greg Lisciandro

A couple weeks ago, we described in detail the “Racetrack Sign” for the detection of pericardial effusion (PCE) at the

4 Jul

Feline Echocardiography ECC and IM Blog – Must Read and Watch – Nonspecialist Practitioner (NSP) Screening Echo Views for Cats Members Only

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Featured Internal Medicine Blog Stephanie Lisciandro

This Loughran et al. is an interesting feline clinical study evaluating echo views as a “2-minute screening test” for feline

1 Jul

FASTVet Free Resources: Gallbladder Wall Edema Rule Out Chart

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Free Resources Stephanie Lisciandro

For a printable PDF of the chart click here. The finding of gallbladder wall edema (GBWE) in acutely ill patients

1 Mar

Imaging the Eye – Ocular Ultrasound – It’s So Easy Any Caveman or Cavewoman Could Do It! – Lisciandro GR

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Featured Free Resources Internal Medicine Blog Stephanie Lisciandro

30 Jan

ECC Blog – The Gallbladder Halo Sign and Pericardial Effusion in a Cat

Case Studies Emergency & Critical Care Blog Free Resources Greg Lisciandro

This is a great case from 2016 but we think you will find it very interesting! This case illustrates an

7 Jan

ECC Blog – How to Perform Pericardiocentesis Members Only

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Greg Lisciandro

How to Perform Pericardiocentesis. We have focused a lot the past couple months on pericardial effusion (PCE). So it seems

12 Nov

IMPORTANT News Flash – Dexmedetomodine Mimics Right-sided CHF on Ultrasound – A MUST Read! Members Only

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Featured Internal Medicine Blog Greg Lisciandro

IMPORTANT News Flash – Dexmedetomidine Causes Changes on Ultrasound that Mimic Right-sided Congestive Heart Failure (R-CHF). While

1 Nov

Internal medicine blog: Ultrasound Assessment of the Gallbladder Wall: An Important Marker in the Acute Setting

Emergency & Critical Care Blog Free Resources Internal Medicine Blog Stephanie Lisciandro

Ultrasound Assessment of the Gallbladder Wall: An Important Marker in the Acute Setting Stephanie Lisciandro, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) Ultrasound assessment

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