Point-of-care ultrasound praxis at the bedroom by resident nurses in the bladder residual assessment

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 The objective of this case report was to explain the practice of point-of-care ultrasound at the bedside by resident nurses in bladder residual assessment. Male patient, 72 years old, complaining of voiding difficulty associated with dysuria, after becoming aware of the complaint, the relief vesical catheter was placed at night with a considerable amount of urine output. On the following day, on physical examination, he presented pain on palpation in the lower belly region and presence of a vesical globe. After the physical examination and knowledge of the patient’s complaints, the nurses chose to perform the point-of-care ultrasound at the bedside to assess the bladder residue. Systemic arterial hypertension was a comorbidity. Bladder. Point-of-care ultrasound revealed quantitative of 540cc by the ELIPSE formula (L x AP x T x 0.52). Thus, the present case report supports the relevance of the use of bedside ultrasound as a complementary resource to the physical examination, by the professional nurse and the importance of this tool in the differential diagnosis of urinary residual volume retention.