Outpatient Abdominal Ultrasound Request Form

Outpatient Ultrasound Request Form

Specifics of your request such as questions about positioning and scan time can be directed to an AVIM&O staff member by calling 410-828-0911, opt. 2 (Hunt Valley) or 410-441-3304, opt. 2 (Columbia). We will do our best to accommodate your requests, but same-day scans may not be possible due to pre-existing case load. We will reach out to the client to schedule once we have received the request and all necessary medical records (last year of medical records, recent lab work and radiographs and any other pertinent information).

This form should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the date that you are requesting. All imaging requests require recent physical examination (within two weeks of the scan) and veterinarian approval for sedation (with torbugesic, midazolam, or alfaxolone) on clinically stable patients. If a patient is deemed a triage level 2, clinically not stable, the emergency veterinarian & ultrasound technician will have the right to decline the outpatient ultrasound and recommend the patient be seen through the emergency department for further recommendations.  Keep in mind sedation may not be needed, but veterinarian approval for all the options are required. Incomplete packages (i.e. no blood work or medical records) will not be reviewed until all information is provided.

Examples: Patients needing abdominocentesis prior to scanning, minimally responsive, hemorrhage (HGE, hemoabdomen, etc.), GDV (bloat), febrile, etc. 

If your patient does not meet this criteria, you are welcome to contact our emergency department where they can assist you in further recommendations. They can be reached at (410) 252-8387 opt.1.

Veterinarian consents to use of sedation (torbugesic, midazolam, or alfaxolone) as determined necessary by the ultrasound technician.
This will aid the radiologist when reading the scan.

Referral Veterinarian Information

Name
Name
First
Last
Hospital Address
Hospital Address
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal
Radiology report will be emailed within 1 business day.

Referred Client & Patient Information

Owner's Name
Owner's Name
First
Last
Owner's Address
Owner's Address
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal
Species
Sex
Is this patient a CAUTION/AGGRESSIVE?

Maximum file size: 52.43MB

Please upload all medical records & files. If you experience trouble when uploading records and/or submitting the form, please email records for Hunt Valley to AVIM.HuntValley@nva.com and records for Columbia to AVIMO.Columbia@nva.com.
I grant AVIM&O, its representatives and employees the right to take photographs of my pet and me. I authorize AVIM&O, its assigns and transferees to copyright, use and publish the same in print and/or electronically.