Ultrasound examination today is one of the informative, safe diagnostic methods. With it, you can detect a number of diseases even in the very early stages of development. There are several main varieties of ultrasound. They may require some preparation, have a number of features. How do abdominal ultrasounds do? Testimonials from patients and doctors will be discussed later.
When is an ultrasound performed?
Considering the reviews about abdominal ultrasound that doctors leave, it can be noted that this is an informative examination, based on which it is possible to make a diagnosis. This procedure allows using ultrasound to examine several or one organ located in the peritoneum. Such a procedure may be required if the patient has certain complaints:
- after eating, a feeling of heaviness on the right constantly appears;
- periodically pain attacks in the right side;
- lack of appetite;
- there is an unpleasant belching, nausea;
- periodically appearing pain in the lumbar region;
- difficulty urinating;
- the temperature rises periodically for no apparent reason;
- there are signs of hepatitis, bitterness in the mouth;
- there are problems in the hormonal system;
- digestive disorders, girdle pain in the abdomen;
- there are symptoms of intoxication of the body.
An abdominal ultrasound for an adult or child is prescribed by a doctor of the appropriate specialization. It is also worth considering that people who are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus should undergo such an examination with an established frequency. In this case, the pancreas is examined.
Today, the presented procedure is performed by almost all medical institutions of the corresponding profile. The cost of diagnosis is quite reasonable. It depends on the pricing policy of a particular clinic, as well as a list of organs that need to be examined.
The advantage of ultrasound examination is its safety. The body is not exposed to harmful radiation. Moreover, the entire procedure lasts from 20 minutes. Modern equipment allows you to get clear images in which even small details are visible. For this reason, if you suspect the development of a disease, as well as to monitor the condition of the body for certain diagnosed diseases, doctors prescribe the study.
What does an ultrasound show?
For adults, when certain symptoms occur, they are prescribed a survey. According to reviews, abdominal ultrasound of the child can also be done without problems. The procedure is painless. The baby does not have to lie without the slightest movement while the doctor is diagnosing. This greatly facilitates the procedure.
Using a special scanner, the doctor sends an ultrasonic wave, which is reflected from the tissues. It is received by the equipment and displayed on the monitor screen. The picture that the doctor sees is black and white. It is reflected in real time. This is a section of the examined organ. According to reviews, a good doctor on ultrasound of the abdominal cavity will be able to perform an accurate diagnosis of the following organs:
- gall bladder;
- pancreas;
- liver;
- kidneys
- spleen;
- genitourinary system;
- vessels.
It is worth noting that the study of the gastrointestinal tract using the presented methodology is impossible to perform. These organs have a lot of gases. Also, the dense walls of the stomach do not allow to inspect the internal space of the organ.
Nevertheless, according to reviews, ultrasound of the abdominal cavity is an informative procedure. When examining these organs, you can identify cysts and other neoplasms, diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, kidney or gall bladder stones, cholecystitis, transferred mononucleosis. The doctor will be able to identify many diseases in chronic and acute form during ultrasound. The study also, among other things, allows you to see injuries of internal organs, if any.
Reviews about medical centers
Where to do abdominal ultrasound? Reviews about different clinics allow you to make the right decision. In almost every city in our country there are medical institutions in which the procedure is performed. The cost of their services may vary significantly. It varies from 1000 to 3000 rubles. When choosing a clinic, it is worth asking which organs will be examined during the procedure.
If desired, you can sign up for an ultrasound of only one organ of the peritoneum. The cost of such a procedure varies from 500 to 1000 rubles.
According to reviews, ultrasound of the abdominal cavity in "Invitro" is very high quality and in-depth. The cost of such a procedure in this medical institution in the summer of 2018 is 2100 rubles. In Moscow there are more than 600 departments of the presented clinic. For this reason, many patients seek diagnosis here. The clinic provides a survey service at home.
In addition to Invitro, abdominal ultrasound, according to patients and doctors, is done qualitatively in the clinics Medicine Plus (2000 rubles), Family Doctor (2100 rubles), Medline-Service (2200 rubles) and others . The doctor examines the full range of peritoneal organs, which helps to identify diseases at an early stage of development.
If the cost of ultrasound is 1000-1500 rubles, then, most likely, only the hepatobiliary system will be examined. This question needs to be clarified before signing up for an examination. It is also worth considering that the cost of the procedure may vary due to the nature of the equipment. If it is outdated, and the clinic uses it in the diagnosis, the result may be less informative. If controversial situations arise, you will need to undergo an examination using the most modern equipment. Only it can provide an accurate result.
Feedback on the procedure
Some patients are interested in how and who did abdominal ultrasound. Feedback on such a procedure can be negative if the procedure is performed by a doctor with insufficient work experience or skill level. Therefore, it is worth signing up only in trusted medical centers. The procedure is quite complicated. To take into account all the features of a particular organ, the doctor must correctly interpret the resulting image. Otherwise, serious errors are possible that do not allow you to start timely proper treatment.
According to doctors' reviews, abdominal ultrasound will be informative if two-dimensional as well as three-dimensional images are examined during the examination. It is displayed in real time, so you can track the movement of organs.
Having entered the ultrasound room, the patient should undress to the waist. Next you need to lie on the couch. The doctor will tell you whether to turn on one side or on your back. If a kidney examination is performed, the patient rolls over on his stomach. Next, a special gel is applied to the skin. It is made on a water basis, is absolutely harmless to the body. The gel fills the air gap that is located between the sensor and the skin surface. So ultrasound can better penetrate into the body.
Periodically, the doctor asks the patient to hold his breath for several seconds. This is necessary in order to better consider the body. Examination can last from 20 to 60 minutes. It depends on the list of organs examined, as well as each specific case.
Such an examination can be carried out at any time of the day. The result does not depend on this. Most often, the patient is recorded for an ultrasound in the morning or in the afternoon. If the examination is carried out in the evening, you can have a bite before 11 a.m. However, it should be just a light snack. Before the procedure, some preparation is required.
Features of preparation
The presented diagnostic technique requires preparation of the patient for ultrasound of the abdominal cavity. The doctor must explain how it is performed. Be sure to pay attention to food. Three days before the procedure, the patient must adhere to a certain diet. This is necessary in order to avoid increased gas formation. If the patient has bloating, diagnosis becomes difficult. The result may be inaccurate because of this. This situation requires re-examination.
Preparation for the study of the abdominal cavity by ultrasound begins in three days. Products that can cause increased flatulence, bloating are removed from the diet. These include legumes (peas, beans), bread, as well as flour and sweet products. You can also not eat raw vegetables and fruits. Fiber can trigger gas. In no case should you eat raw, stewed, sauerkraut. This product also causes flatulence.
It is necessary to exclude milk and products based on it from the diet. It is forbidden to drink carbonated drinks. Alcohol and smoking are strictly prohibited. If itās hard for a person to give up nicotine, you need to at least reduce the intake of this substance into the body. On the day of the procedure, smoking is completely prohibited. Alcohol affects the work of almost all internal organs. Therefore, its consumption, even in small quantities (in the form of beer, low alcohol drinks, etc.) is prohibited. You also need to abandon chewing gum.
The patient is given a memo for ultrasound of the abdominal cavity. It indicates the list of allowed and prohibited foods. You can eat lean meats and fish. Moreover, they are steamed. It is allowed to eat baked apples, cereals from cereals that were cooked on the water. Partial nutrition should be followed. In no case should you overeat. Servings should be small. If you want to eat, it is better to increase the number of meals.
Immediately before the examination, you can eat no later than 6 hours. The procedure is performed on an empty stomach. During preparation, you need to drink a sufficient amount of clean water without gas or additives. Its amount should be at least 1.5 liters per day. Unsweetened tea is also allowed.
Special nutrition
Preparation for an abdominal examination by ultrasound may be slightly different for certain categories of patients. This includes children, pregnant women, and patients with diabetes. A sparing diet is prescribed for them.
So, right on the day of the survey, people with diabetes are allowed to eat a light breakfast. It consists of barely sugared tea and a couple of crackers.
According to reviews, abdominal ultrasound is harder for a child to carry out than for adults. Especially if it is a baby who is breastfeeding. In this case, you need to sign up for the procedure in accordance with the regimen of the child's day. He can eat 3-3.5 hours before the examination. Therefore, you will need to skip one meal. Immediately after the procedure, you can feed the baby. If this rule is neglected, it will not be possible to examine some organs, for example, the gall bladder and pancreas.
If the child is over 2 years old, a break between meals can be made 4 hours. Some children find it hard to endure so much time without food. Therefore, before the examination is allowed to drink a little water.
Pregnant women always undergo a similar diagnosis in the morning. A sparing diet is prescribed for them. If the expectant mother can tolerate, it is better not to eat 2.5-3 hours before the ultrasound.
Medicines
Some patients are interested in whether it is possible to drink medications before an abdominal ultrasound scan. In this regard, you should consult your doctor. The patient should drink certain medicines with a certain regularity. Therefore, they can not be abandoned even before the examination. However, the doctor will be able to tell at what time it is better to drink the medicine so that it does not interfere with the ultrasound.
Some patients need medications that improve digestion, and also rule out the occurrence of flatulence. In some cases (far from every patient), one of the following drugs is prescribed:
- "Festal";
- Mezim Forte;
- Enterosgel;
- Smecta.
Previously, before the procedure presented, patients were prescribed activated carbon. Now this tool is considered less effective. Therefore, his admission before ultrasound was refused a few years ago. It is worth considering that the listed drugs have contraindications. Therefore, they are prescribed only by the attending physician.
If the patient has problems in the gastrointestinal tract, he should take care of cleansing the intestines before the procedure. It should be empty during ultrasound. Your doctor may prescribe laxatives. They are drunk 12 hours before the examination. Rectal suppositories can also be used. If the intestine is still not clear a few hours before the ultrasound, the patient should be given an enema.
It is worth noting that before the examination, you can not take drugs such as acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin or no-shpu (as well as their analogues).
Other preparation features
Preparation for ultrasound of the abdominal cavity, according to reviews, may include not only proper nutrition and taking medications. If the kidney function is checked, you need to pay attention to the drinking regimen. Every day during the preparation you need to drink 1.5 liters of pure water. However, this must be done before the examination.
An ultrasound of the urinary system is performed only with a full bladder. Therefore, in the morning you need to drink enough clean water without gas. Weak tea without sugar is also suitable. But the juice, compote should be discarded. This is necessary in order to avoid the appearance of gas in the intestine.
Ultrasound of the kidneys and bladder allows you to identify inflammatory processes in these organs, as well as the presence of sand or stones. If available, the doctor also determines the size of the stones. This allows you to determine the treatment technique.
It is imperative that you inform your doctor before performing an ultrasound if other examinations have been performed in the next few days. So, colonoscopy, FGDS, gastrography and irrigoscopy can affect the reliability of the result of ultrasound.
The examining doctor cannot be an ordinary therapist. An ultrasound can be done by a medical specialist with the appropriate qualifications. He is also required to have some experience with the procedure presented. The doctor performs an ultrasound using a special device. This is an echo tomoscope. It is a modern equipment that is installed in large medical diagnostic centers.
Only with proper preparation, as well as the use of modern equipment, you can get a reliable examination result. Of course, you can do an ultrasound at least every day without harm to health. However, this service is not free. Therefore, if you do not want to undergo an examination again, it is better to properly prepare for it.
Survey result
Reviews of abdominal ultrasound, which are left by doctors, indicate a high information content of the presented technique. It allows you to identify a number of different pathologies that develop in the internal organs.
So, the doctor will be able to see in the image that is displayed on the screen, the presence of a chronic inflammatory process. This suggests that the patient has pancreatitis or chronic cholecystitis. Inflammation in the acute stage of development will also be visible on ultrasound. If the disease is in remission, it is also determined using the presented examination.
In addition, the presented procedure allows us to estimate the size of organs, as well as their structure. Due to this, diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis or bends are determined. On the image that is displayed by the scanner, tumors will be visible. The doctor will be able to determine whether they are filled with fluid, whether they have metastasis. This suggests that a benign or malignant neoplasm develops in the organ.
On ultrasound, solid fractions that are in the organs are visible. Therefore, it is possible to determine the presence of stones in the gallbladder.
Organ injuries, their displacement and deformation are also clearly visible on the monitor screen. If a person has undergone mechanical shock, the degree of damage to internal organs will be clearly visible on ultrasound. With this examination, hematomas, abscesses, tissue breaks, hemorrhages, etc. are visible.
What else do you need to know about ultrasound of the peritoneal organs?
It is worth noting that in most medical clinics, new, modern equipment is installed that is distinguished by high-precision diagnostics. To get a reliable result, the patient must properly prepare for the procedure. However, the result may be inaccurate if during the examination a person cannot lie still. In this case, the picture may be blurry. The examination in this case may be delayed.
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