Ultrasound and Cardiac Workup Indications:

• Coughing and exercise intolerance
• Heart murmurs or arrhythmias
• Abnormal blood chemistry or complete blood count values
• Enlarged lymph nodes or palpable masses
• Diseases of the urinary system: straining to urinate, blood in the urine, bladder stones, enlarged prostate
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal system: anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the stool, chronic weight loss
• Jaundice or elevated bile acids
• Diseases of the thyroid/parathyroid gland
• Diseases of the eye:  blood in the eye, ocular masses, inflammation in the eye
• Diseases of the tendons and joints
• Anal gland tumors
• Pregnancy confirmation
• Guided biopsies or aspirates