Jugular venous pulses - Revision history

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2009-08-12T20:21:14Z

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2009-04-21T01:20:35Z

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	==Inspection==		==Inspection==
	*For cyanosis, periorbital edema and neck masses		*For cyanosis, periorbital edema and neck masses
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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed		#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed

2009-04-21T01:14:35Z

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2008-07-03T04:33:40Z

Procedure

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	#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed		#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed
	#Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.		#Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.
	#Ask the patient to lift their chin slightly (traditionally taught method of allowing the head fall to the left mistakenly ~~obscured~~ the pulse beneath a contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle).		#Ask the patient to lift their chin slightly (the traditionally taught method of allowing the head fall to the left mistakenly obscures the pulse beneath a contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle).
	#Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck		#Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck
	#Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.		#Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.

2008-07-03T04:33:13Z

Procedure

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	#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed		#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed
	#Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.		#Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.
	#Ask the patient to ~~let~~ their head fall to the left.		#Ask the patient to lift their chin slightly (traditionally taught method of allowing the head fall to the left mistakenly obscured the pulse beneath a contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle).
	#Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck		#Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck
	#Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.		#Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.

2007-05-22T01:43:22Z

The abdomino jugular reflex (AJR)

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	Note: The carotid pulsation generally falls over the c wave		Note: The carotid pulsation generally falls over the c wave

	==~~The abdomino~~ jugular ~~reflex~~ (AJR)==		==Abdomino jugular reflux (AJR)==
	*apply firm pressure to the abdomen for 10 seconds		*apply firm pressure to the abdomen for 10 seconds
	**normally the JVP will rise transiently then fall back to normal within 10 seconds		**normally the JVP will rise transiently then fall back to normal within 10 seconds

2007-05-22T01:35:04Z

The 5 ways to distinguish the internal jugular vein (JVP) from the carotid

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	# JVP changes with bed angle		# JVP changes with bed angle
	# JVP descends with inspiration		# JVP descends with inspiration
	# The JVP is multiphasic while the carotid is ~~biphasic~~		# The JVP is multiphasic while the carotid is monophasic
	# Measure the JVP relative to the sternal angle		# Measure the JVP relative to the sternal angle
	*> 4cm is abnormal		*> 4cm is abnormal

2007-05-22T01:21:29Z

Procedure

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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	1. Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed		#Position the patient with the head on the pillow and sterno cleido mastoid muscles relaxed
			#Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.
	2. Start with the head of the bed @ 30 degrees. Adjust the bed angle to visualize the JVP in the lower 1/2 of the neck.		#Ask the patient to let their head fall to the left.
			#Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck
	3. Ask the patient to let their head fall to the left.		#Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.

	4. Use tangential lighting, examining both sides of the neck

	5. Identify the external juglular vein then the internal which pulses through soft tissue.


	==The 5 ways to distinguish the internal jugular vein (JVP) from the carotid==		==The 5 ways to distinguish the internal jugular vein (JVP) from the carotid==