jugular venous pressure
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Reference interval
- 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]
More general terms
Additional terms
- central venous pressure (CVP)
- jugular venous distention (JVD)
- jugular venous pulsation (JVP)
- sternal angle (of Louis)
References
- ↑ Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 37
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34958600 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-2781