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Ultrasound is a high frequency sound that can penetrate through certain mediums.
E.g. One can check if they are pregnant using ultrasound.
I did it and felt nothing! so no worries!
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∙ 12y agoAn early ultrasound feels awful as you must have a full bladder. Otherwise an ultrasound, pregnant or not will feel only cold from the gel (maybe warm if they heat the gel).
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Is it better to have a full bladder with sonogram?
It depends from the examined area. For an ultrasound of your pelvic, bladder or kidneys, your bladder must be REALLY chock-full. Its rather uncomfortable, but neccessary ;)
Can you take medication before getting a pelvic ultrasound?
There are normally no restrictions on eating and drinking before a pelvic ultrasound, except for the requirement to have a full bladder. Call the radiology department you plan to use and ask for advice specific to your situation.
How soon before a pelvic ultrasound should you start drinking water?
If my memory serves me right at least an hour before, and they want you to have a full bladder which hurts because you have to sit there and wait for the ultrasound.
Can you eat before a pelvic ultrasound?
Yes you are able to eat and drink before a pelvic ultrasound. It is advised that you drink empty your bladder an hour and a half before your appointment. Then you will need to drink 32oz of water and be done drinking one hour before your schedulable ultrasound. So you will have 1/2 an hour to drink 32oz of water then the want you to come in on a full bladder and not empty until after the procedure. Yes you are able to eat and drink before a pelvic ultrasound. It is advised that you do empty your bladder an hour and a half before your appointment. Then you will need to drink 32oz of water and be done dringking one hour before your scheduualed ultrasound. So you will have 1/2 an hour to drink 32oz of water then the want you to come in on a full bladder and not empty until after the procedure.
What pelvic organ can be readily palpated through the skin?
A full bladder, pregnant uterus, or full descending colon are pelvic organs that can be palpated through the skin.
Is it very uncomfortable to get an ultrasound with a full bladder?
Oh yes, trust me! You have to drink tons of water until your bladder is very, very full, then hold it in until the exam is over. Then the doc squirs some icecold gel just above your lower abdomen and pushes hard into your chock-full bladder. Some US require to hold in breath for a few seconds (and full bladder too)... Ultrasound with full bladder=Not fun!
How much water should you drink before an ultrasound?
Ultrasound uses sound, or more accurately, sound waves or vibrations, to travel through a medium of some sort to image what is within that medium. Not unlike radar, some of the sound waves bounce off of things within that medium allowing them to be seen. In example, the dividing line between muscle and bone can be thought of as an interface, something the sound waves can bounce off of. The change in density from muscle to bone, allows the bone to be image. Most ultrasound systems are designed to work best in water environments. This is because most of the solid parts of a body, including organs, bones, and other things, reside in, or are made up of mostly water. Water can carry sound waves better than air. Therefore, water-favoring ultrasound system can’t image well in air. For a water-based ultrasound system, air can act like a barrier to the sound waves. And, much like a brick wall stops you from seeing what is on the other side of the wall, air can prevent ultrasound from seeing what is there. By drinking water, one reduces the amount of air in the stomach and, therefore, improves the image quality of the ultrasound in that region of your body. However, there are other systems that use sound to image such things as geologic features underground, or things within the air (like the natural imaging bats do using sound). So, what you want to see or image, determines the type of sound-imaging system used.
How long can you hold your urine until your bladder explodes?
Usually it will partially empty itself against your will as nature's way to prevent it from exploding. But if you have a full bladder in a car accident or play contact sports with a full bladder - and a surprising number of people do - and you are struck in the pelvic area, it can burst upward through the dome into your pelvic cavity, causing a life threatening medical emergency.
What are the symptoms of female bladder problems and where can I go for more information about them?
More common symptoms are pain in the bladder if its full, you feel going to the bathroom frequently than normal, or you can't hold even if your bladder is not full but it feels like full.
What does it mean when you pee and your bladder sill feels full and your urine smells a little?
Don't no
Does a renal Ultrasound require a FULL bladder?
The need for a full bladder for an ultra scan is that the urine creates a window for the beams to pass though. It also helps any technicians know where everything is, and a full bladder also pushes organs so they are easily spotted.
Why after having a pelvic ultrasound did I need to have a transvaginal ultrasound immediately?
If you are in the early stages of a pregnancy, a transvaginal ultrasound is preferred over a transabdominal ultrasound (scanning through the top of the lower abdomen) because a transvaginal ultrasound provides much more detail and accuracy in assessing a fetus. Early on in pregnancy, the baby is extremely small, only a few millimeters long in the first few weeks. A transvaginal ultrasound will allow the doctor to see the baby's heart beat, even at 5 weeks old in the womb, whereas a transabdominal ultrasound would have an extremely hard time seeing something so tiny. If you are NOT pregnant, and you had t have this type of exam, this is nothing out of he ordinary. Sometimes, during a transabdominal ultrasound, gas from your stomach and bowel can get in the way, making it very hard to see organs such as the uterus and ovaries. If you do not have a full bladder, it will be nearly impossible to obtain medically relevant images through your stomach. A transvaginal ultrasound does not need a full bladder nor does it rely so much on the absence of bowel gas. In this case, it also provides much greater detail than a transabdominal ultrasound.
