In comparing the abdominal and transvaginal methods of ultrasound examination, nurses should explain to their patients that:
1. both require the woman have a full bladder.
2. the abdominal is more useful in the first trimester.
3. initially the transvaginal can be painful.
4. the transvaginal allows pelvic anatomy to be evaluated in greater detail.
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1. Incorrect. The abdominal exam requires a full bladder, the transvaginal, an empty one.
2. Incorrect. The transvaginal is more useful in the first trimester; the abdominal works bet-ter after the first trimester.
3. Incorrect. Neither method should be painful, although in the transvaginal the woman will feel pressure as the probe is moved.
4. Correct. It also allows intrauterine pregnancies to be diagnosed earlier.
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