I was just wondering if anyone had ever had a bladder scan. i know alot of you have to be cathed to check for retained urine after voiding. I had a patient today who peeing like 50cc every 10 minutes. She had just had a hysterectomy and the anesthesia can sometimes cause urine retension. The doc ordered a bladder scan. A fellow nurse had to show me how to do this. It's like an ultrasound and they rub it over your tummy and the monitor calculates how much urine is in your bladder. She had 467cc retained. Just thought this may help some from having to be cathed.
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