Why drink plenty of water and fast when having a general abdominal ultrasound?

The article is consulted professionally by Specialist I Vo Cong Hien – Imaging Doctor – Departme
nt of Diagnostic Imaging – Share99 Nha Trang International Health Hub.

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General abdominal ultrasound is a very commonly used method of exploration today. This is a simple, non-invasive method, which plays an important role in the early detection of abdominal abnormalities. However, in order to maximize the effectiveness of ultrasound the patient needs to adhere to the diet before the ultrasound.

1. What is abdominal ultrasound?

  • General abdominal ultrasound is the use of sound waves to observe the inside of the abdomen to detect a certain pathology on the human body. Ultrasound can be performed for regular health checks, identifying pathology through abnormal signs.
  • For general abdominal ultrasound is a way for the doctor to observe the structure of the internal organs inside the abdomen and diagnose the disease if there are abnormalities. Abdominal ultrasound can diagnose a number of diseases such as:
  • Hepatic biliary diseases: Cirrhosis, hepatitis, fatty liver, benign and malignant liver tumors, liver pressure, gallstones, gallbladder inflammation, biliary tumors, gallbladder polyps, biliary malformation
  • Genital system pathology: ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, prostate cancer, proboscis, ovarian cancer, prostate hypertrocmatosis,…
  • Gastrointestinal diseases such as intestinal cage, digestive tumors, appendicitis, small intestine inflammation,…
  • Pancreatic pathology: pancreatic stones, pancreatitis, congenital pancreatic pathology, types of pancreatic tumors,…
  • Urinary system pathology: Kidney injury, urinary tumors, urolithiasis, cystitis, urinary tract tumors, urinary system malformation.
  • Other conditions: abdominal abscular abscular, enlarged spleen, spleen tumors, posteritoneal tumors.

abdomen

Abdominal ultrasound to check the internal organ structure

2. Some factors affecting abdominal ultrasound

  • Obese patients often store food in the stomach and gas in the intestinal tract affecting ultrasound results, ignoring lesions. Therefore, patients should limit eating indysle, greasy foods and easily cause abdominal filling.
  • Food is in the stomach. Food in the stomach makes it impossible to see all the images of the entire structure of the stomach. So before an ultrasound of the abdomen it is necessary to fast for 6-8 hours before the examination, if a path pathology assessment of the gallbladder, bile dder.
  • Little urine in the bladder. Patients who have just finished urinating or drinking little water lead to limited observation of the pelvis area that miss out on certain pelvis diseases.

prepare before shooting

Fasting about 6-8 hours before abdominal ultrasound

3. Why drink plenty of water and fast when having a general abdominal ultrasound

  • It is necessary to have urine in the bladder that is caused by water in the bladder that creates a sound transmission environment for the passing ultrasonic wave rays (providing a good environment for sound conducting). Fasting strains the bladder and gives accurate ultrasound results when it is necessary to evaluate the structures in the pelvis such as in the bladder, prostate, uterus.
  • More urine in the bladder makes the bladder stretch leading to changes in the position of the uterus being pushed up more easily observed. The stretched bladder is easy to observe the organs in the pelvis due to not being obscured by the intestinal jaws.
  • For fetal ultrasound. Gestational age before weeks 20-24 or earlier especially requires the bladder to be full due to the necessary probe ultrasound with water in the bladder. This will help the ultrasound waves go faster for a clear in-uterus image. When ultrasound requires fasting the bladder purpose filled with urine to give better ultrasound images. Water in the bladder can create a favorable environment for ultrasound and sound waves to pass through so it will give the best picture, ultrasound sound.

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About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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