False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction
Bladder scanners allow for quick determination of bladder volumes (BV) with minimal training. BV measured by a machine is generally accurate; however, circumstances exist in which falsely elevated BVs are reported. This case details a patient with a significant small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to s...
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| author | Sean Schowalter Zaid Altawil Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins Joseph R. Pare |
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| description | Bladder scanners allow for quick determination of bladder volumes (BV) with minimal training. BV measured by a machine is generally accurate; however, circumstances exist in which falsely elevated BVs are reported. This case details a patient with a significant small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to superior mesenteric artery syndrome causing a falsely elevated BV. We believe this is the first case report of a SBO causing an elevated BV by bladder scanner. Emergency physicians should be aware of the pitfalls of using bladder scanners, and use their point-of-care ultrasound skills when possible to expand their differential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4952d0c7b1da41fa9e925abca7bb6bd52022-12-21T20:45:36ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2020-05-014210.5811/cpcem.2019.12.45103cpcem-04-158False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel ObstructionSean Schowalter0Zaid Altawil1Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins2Joseph R. Pare3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsBoston Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsBoston Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsBoston Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsBladder scanners allow for quick determination of bladder volumes (BV) with minimal training. BV measured by a machine is generally accurate; however, circumstances exist in which falsely elevated BVs are reported. This case details a patient with a significant small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to superior mesenteric artery syndrome causing a falsely elevated BV. We believe this is the first case report of a SBO causing an elevated BV by bladder scanner. Emergency physicians should be aware of the pitfalls of using bladder scanners, and use their point-of-care ultrasound skills when possible to expand their differential.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/03g7h5tz |
| spellingShingle | Sean Schowalter Zaid Altawil Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins Joseph R. Pare False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction |
| title_full | False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction |
| title_fullStr | False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction |
| title_short | False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction |
| title_sort | false elevation of volume determined by bladder scanner secondary to bowel obstruction |
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