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jugular venous pressure

Normal range: - 6-8 cm H2O (see jugular venous pulsation) Procedure: - assessed by measuring the vertical rise of the jugular venous pulsation above the sternal angle - point of care ultrasound accurately predicts right atrial pressure obtained from cardiac catheterization [3]

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central venous pressure (CVP) jugular venous distension (JVD) jugular venous pulsation (JVP) sternal angle (of Louis)

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venous pressure

References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 37
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  3. Wang L, Harrison J, Dranow E et al. Accuracy of ultrasound jugular venous pressure height in predicting central venous congestion. Ann Intern Med 2021 Dec 28; PMID: 34958600 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-2781