The nurse instructs an outpatient female patient preparing for an abdominal ultrasonography that prior to the procedure, she should:

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For abdominal ultrasonography, the patient is asked to drink a liter of water before the procedure. This helps change the echo reflection pattern from the bladder, helping to better distinguish the bladder from the female reproductive organs that lie nearby.

The Nurse Instructs an Outpatient Female Patient Preparing for an Abdominal