Abdominal ultra sound

CHECK LIST ON ABDOMINAL ULTRA SOUND

Liver                    Size, margins, echogenecity, mass lesions, portal veins, hepatic veins

                       
Gall bladder         Size, calculi, sludge, cholecystitis

Bile ducts             Normal or dilated

Pancreas               Size, echogenecity, masses, calcification, duct dilatation

Spleen                  Size, mass lesions

Kidneys                Size, position, echo pattern, calculi, hydronephrosis, mass lesions

Bladder                 Size, wall, mass lesions, calculi

Prostate                 Size, mass lesions, calculi

Uterus                   Size, mass lesions

Ovaries                 Size, follicles, mass lesions

Aorta                    Calibre, atheroma

IVC                      Calibre, filling defects, echogenecity

Enlarged

lymph nodes        In para aortic area, along iliac vessels

Bowel loops        Normal calibre or dilated, peristalsis

Mass lesions        Location, size, consistency

Free fluid