Diagnostic Services

Endoscopy

Heights Veterinary Clinic, P.C. has an Olympus® Gif Type Q 3/8" diameter endoscope that can extend up to one meter into an anesthetized patient, to examine the gastrointestinal or reproductive tracts visually and even retrieve small objects without invasive exploratory surgery.

Ultrasound

Heights Veterinary Clinic uses an Aloka SSD-500 ultrasound machine.  It's M and B modes of scanning make abdominal and cardiac ultrasonography possible.  It also has a printer and an 8mm VCR attached for recording purposes.

Radiography

Heights Veterinary Clinic, P.C. uses the state-of-the-art IDEXX Digital Imaging System made by IDEXX Laboratories.  This unit is capable of  300mA output at 125 kVp, with exposure times of 1/120th to 1 second, giving it more than adequate penetrating power for any size patient.

Laboratory

Heights Veterinary Clinic, P.C. has a complete in-house laboratory facility.  It boasts a Vettest® 8008 Chemistry Analyzer, an Abaxis VetScan® Serum Chemistry Analyzer, an Abaxis Vetscan® HM2  Automated Blood Analyzer, three centrifuges, a microscope, a glucometer, a clinical refractometer, reagents and test strips for a variety of procedures and access to an outside lab for more specialized testing.

MedRX

Heights Veterinary Clinic's latest improvement in diagnostic/therapeutic imaging technology is the MedRx Video VetScope System.  This system enables us to better examine, diagnose, and treat diseases of the ear canal, nose, throat, rectum, eye, mouth, and various other areas.