Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis - Revision history

Mikael Häggström: /* General screening */ Spaced

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General screening: Spaced

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General screening: {{Public Domain example}}

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Planning: Formatting

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Planning: Or emergent

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Upper abdomen: +Recess

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Planning: +Fasting

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Diseases and conditions: epigastric bulging

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General screening: Normally

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Upper abdomen: Templated

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Upper abdomen: Normal

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 | Example in a normal case:
 <br>Gallbladder with thin wall and no gallstones. Normal width of the intra-and extrahepatic bile ducts.
 <br>Liver with normal echogenicity and no focal lesions.

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-Example in a normal case:
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 <br>Gallbladder with thin wall and no gallstones. Normal width of the intra-and extrahepatic bile ducts.
 <br>Liver with normal echogenicity and no focal lesions.
 <br>Normal head and body of the pancreas.
 <br>Normally sized spleen.
 {{Reporting}}

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 For patients presenting with symptoms that are less specific for any certain organ, such as unspecific acute [[abdominal pain]], consider an '''[[abdominal/pelvic CT]]''' instead.
-;At least 6 hours of fasting<ref group="notes">Otherwise high risk of intestines obscuring the organ of interest,<br>- {{NU Hospital Group}}</ref> unless all the target structures are known to be superficial to any intestines, or the case is emergent enough to justify a suboptimal exam.
+;At least 6 hours of fasting<ref group="notes">Otherwise high risk of intestines obscuring the organ of interest.<br>- {{NU Hospital Group}}</ref>
 ==Locations==

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 For patients presenting with symptoms that are less specific for any certain organ, such as unspecific acute [[abdominal pain]], consider an '''[[abdominal/pelvic CT]]''' instead.
-;At least 6 hours of fasting<ref group="notes">Otherwise high risk of intestines obscuring the organ of interest.<br>- {{NU Hospital Group}}</ref>
+;At least 6 hours of fasting<ref group="notes">Otherwise high risk of intestines obscuring the organ of interest,<br>- {{NU Hospital Group}}</ref> unless all the target structures are known to be superficial to any intestines, or the case is emergent enough to justify a suboptimal exam.
 ==Locations==

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 ==General screening==
 ===Upper abdomen===
-For symptoms of the upper abdomen, it is a proper custom to perform a general screening of the following organs:
+For symptoms of the upper abdomen, it is a proper custom to perform a general screening of the following locations:
 *'''Pancreas''', mainly for dilatation of the pancreatic duct, or obvious tumors.
 *'''Liver''', for echogenicity and focal changes. <br>''In case of suspected pathology, see: [[Ultrasonography of the liver]]''
 *'''Biliary tract''', for gallstones (see ''[[Ultrasonography of gallstones]]'') and dilatation of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts. The common bile duct is normally up to 8 mm.<ref name="HoeffelAzizi2006">{{cite journal|last1=Hoeffel|first1=Christine|last2=Azizi|first2=Louisa|last3=Lewin|first3=Maité|last4=Laurent|first4=Valérie|last5=Aubé|first5=Christophe|last6=Arrivé|first6=Lionel|last7=Tubiana|first7=Jean-Michel|title=Normal and Pathologic Features of the Postoperative Biliary Tract at 3D MR Cholangiopancreatography and MR Imaging|journal=RadioGraphics|volume=26|issue=6|year=2006|pages=1603–1620|issn=0271-5333|doi=10.1148/rg.266055730}}</ref> ''Further information: [[Ultrasonography_of_the_biliary_tract#Basic_screening|Basic screening of the biliary tract]]''.
 [[File:Maximum length of spleen on ultrasonography.jpg|thumb|180px|Maximum length of the spleen.]]

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 ==Planning==
 ;Choice of exam
-For patients presenting with symptoms that are less specific for any certain organ, such as unspecific acute [[abdominal pain]], consider an [[abdominal/pelvic CT]] instead.
+For patients presenting with symptoms that are less specific for any certain organ, such as unspecific acute [[abdominal pain]], consider an '''[[abdominal/pelvic CT]]''' instead.
 ==Locations==

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 ===Cirrhosis===
 *[[Ultrasonography of cirrhosis|Ultrasonography of '''cirrhosis''']]
 {{Bottom}}

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 <br>Normal head and body of the pancreas.
 <br>Normal sized spleen.
 ===Lower abdomen===