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Sonographic Abdominal Imaging - Part A 

1. Patient history

A fifty three year old male presented to the emergency room with left flank pain. After being administered with some pain relievers, the physician asked for a renal ultrasound scan to assess the kidney organs to rule out a renal pathology.

2. The Examination

a. Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves whch are transmitted using a transducer that is olaced against the skin. The sound waves are passed to the body which then bounce back to the transducer and produces echoes which are transformed to an image of the organ of interest. During a renal ultrasound, patient prepararion is required before the actual process of scanning. The preparation includes filling the bladder to mean that the patient is required to take atleast four glasses of water one hour before the examination. During the period of the examination, the patient is required to stay calm and not empty thei....