Nowadays, ultrasound examination has been widely used in kidney examination.
It is understood that because the anatomical structure of the kidney is very suitable for B-ultrasound, the internal tissue structure levels can be shown through B-ultrasound, and when people have kidney problems, the specific situation of the kidney can be examined through B-ultrasound examination.
Compared with ordinary renal function tests, ultrasound can accurately understand the size, location and shape of the kidney, so as to help doctors better diagnose kidney disease and determine whether there is a tumor in the kidney.
What kind of kidney diseases can be detected by ultrasound?
1. Kidney stones
Many people in modern society will have habits such as overeating and irregular eating, which may lead to the appearance of kidney stones.
It is understood that if the patient ingests a large amount of oxalic acid or calcium at ordinary times, it will cause too much sediment inside the kidneys, which will cause stones.
Over time, the health of the kidneys can be damaged, causing a variety of undesirable symptoms such as fever, pain, and abnormal urination.
The ultrasound examination can help the doctor to judge the kidney stone disease to a certain extent, even small stones can be revealed.
2. Renal malignancy
Kidney tumor disease can be effectively detected by ultrasound examination.
When a tumor appears in the patient's kidney, ultrasound examination can help the doctor understand the structure, size and specific state of the kidney, and if the tumor is formed locally, the image will be displayed, so as to provide a basis for the diagnosis of the disease.
In addition, if some abnormal tumors are found in the kidneys, the size and location of the tumors can be specifically understood through ultrasound examination, so as to help with subsequent treatment.
3. Kidney cysts
Ultrasonography can help diagnose kidney cyst disease.
When patients have similar problems such as kidney cysts, the local tissue status of the kidney can be observed by renal ultrasound to determine whether there are pathological changes in the part, so as to diagnose the disease, and the accuracy of diagnosis can basically reach more than 90%.
Therefore, once the patient has some abnormal problems, or suspects that the kidney has a lesion, then it is necessary to go to the hospital for a kidney ultrasound examination as soon as possible.
4. Kidney transplant examination
Most people have a certain range of motion in their kidneys, usually around 3 cm, and ultrasound can help check the range of motion of the kidneys, especially after a kidney transplant.
If you want to understand the recovery situation, it is necessary to go to the hospital regularly for B-ultrasound examination, so as to better help the doctor judge the recovery situation and change the nursing plan in time.
If the active level of the kidneys is more than 3 cm during the examination, it means that the kidneys may be displaced.
The above are the main functions of B-ultrasound examination.
It can be seen that B-ultrasound examination can indeed diagnose kidney problems, and it is more convenient to operate, but there are still many things to pay attention to before the examination.
First of all, it is best for patients not to drink too much water before the formal examination to avoid storing a large amount of water inside the kidneys, which can affect the results of the examination.
Secondly, in addition to the renal ultrasound examination, the patient can also have a renal function test at the same time, so that the condition of the kidney can be better understood.