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General Internal Medicine • Hospital Medicine • Point-of-care Ultrasound • Geriatric Medicine • General Primary Care
For patients with acute renal failure and possible urinary retention, do you obtain a bedside bladder POCUS exam before ordering renal imaging or placing a Foley catheter?
If so, how does that contribute to your assessment?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Bedside Bladder Ultrasound has a strong role in the evaluation of acute urinary retention (AUR) as a possible cause for acute renal failure. Practice varies, as does the evidence base, but most POCUS experts recommend ultrasounding both the bladder (to assess for post-void residual volume) and both ...
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