Veterinary Diagnostic Testing
Radiography - 放射線檢查（X 光）
X 光檢查在診斷各種健康問題方面非常有用。在 Unionville South Pet Hospital，我們的助護接受過安全、正確的放射線拍攝訓練，僅使用產生優質診斷影像所需的最低劑量。為確保檢查準確進行並減少寵物的壓力或進一步受傷，您的寵物可能需要接受鎮靜。對於較複雜或不明確的診斷，我們可能需要諮詢專科獸醫或其他獸醫以取得第二意見。
Routine Blood Work - 例行血液檢查
In addition to a thorough physical exam, routine blood screening as part of your pet’s annual wellness exam helps Dr. Cheung learn more about your pet’s health in order to make the best treatment and prevention recommendations.
Blood screening is extremely useful in the early detection of some common conditions such as diabetes, liver disease, kidney failure, and pancreatic issues. It can also help in the diagnosis and treatment of other health conditions including parasites and allergies.
If your pet is on certain long-term medications we'll routinely screen their blood to ensure that the medication is working at the existing dosage without causing any serious side effects. In most cases we'll perform blood screening on your pet every six months. At the beginning of treatment or if your pet's health changes we may need to monitor things more closely.
除了完整的身體檢查外，作為寵物年度健康檢查的一部分，例行血液篩檢能幫助張醫生更深入了解您寵物的健康狀況，以便提供最佳的治療與預防建議。
血液篩檢對於早期發現一些常見疾病非常有用，例如糖尿病、肝臟疾病、腎功能衰竭以及胰臟問題。它也能協助診斷和治療其他健康狀況，包括寄生蟲感染和過敏問題。
如果您的寵物正在服用某些長期藥物，我們會定期檢查血液，以確保藥物在現有劑量下能有效發揮作用，且不會引起嚴重副作用。大多數情況下，我們會每六個月為寵物進行一次血液篩檢。在治療初期或寵物健康狀況出現變化時，可能需要更密切的監測。
Veterinary Ultrasound Imaging - 獸醫超聲波影像檢查
Ultrasound imaging includes abdominal and chest ultrasonography, as well as the use of ultrasound technology to diagnose irregularities and ailments in almost all parts of the animal's body.
Ultrasound technology is based on sending sound waves, in frequencies that are not audible to humans and pets, into the body tissues, collecting the reflection of these waves from the tissues, and processing them through a sophisticated software into images that are representative of the physical status of the tissues and organs. This way, we can differentiate abnormalities from normal status.
Ultrasounds are proven to be a non–invasive procedure which can be performed fairly easily on pets with minimal restraint either. We have a mobile boarded-internal medicine specialist that performs the ultrasounds. Scheduling is based on his availability.
超聲波影像檢查包括腹部與胸腔超音波，並可運用於診斷動物身體幾乎各個部位的異常與疾病。
超聲波技術是透過將人類與寵物無法聽見的高頻聲波傳入體內組織，並接收這些聲波從組織反射回來的訊號，再經由精密的電腦軟體處理，轉換成能夠呈現器官與組織實際狀態的影像。藉由這種方式，我們可以清楚分辨正常與異常的結構。
超聲波檢查已被證實為一種非侵入性的檢查方式，通常只需極少的固定即可完成，對寵物而言相對輕鬆且壓力較低。
本院與一位流動的內科專科獸醫合作，由其負責進行超聲波檢查，檢查時間需依照專科醫師的行程安排預約。
Additional resources
https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4952958
https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4952036
https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=10038941
