Tag: abdominocentesis
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4 quick tips to improve ultrasound guided aspirates
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The ultrasound is an incredibly useful diagnostic tool that is increasingly being used in general practice. Other than for diagnostic imaging, the ultrasound is also very useful for diagnostic procedures such as cystocentesis, thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis and fine-needle aspirates of structures such as lymph nodes and masses. Here, I provide you with a few tips on…
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It’s worthwhile tapping the abdomen
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Quiet, lethargic, not eating very much and just generally a bit slow? It’s worthwhile tapping the abdomen. I saw a golden retriever presenting in just this way, just as surgery was about to close on Christmas Eve. On examination she was a bit pale but not particularly tachycardic, although her abdomen felt distended. A quick…