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These notes give a clear, high-yield explanation of the Jugular Venous Pressure examination — one of the most important cardiovascular clinical skills for OSCEs and physical diagnosis. The document covers how to assess the JVP, what normal and abnormal findings look like, and the associated pathologies linked to raised or abnormal waveforms.

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A x
E x
• J v p - H F o r f lu i d E y
o v er lo a d .




J u g u la r v en ou s p u ls a t i o n s
- J V P w a v e
→ in d i r e c t l y m e a su r e pr e ssu r e in ri g t
L a t riu m m e a su r e h e i g h t o f J V P A
→ p r e s s u r e : R A ↑ = J V P ↑ s F i n d a n g le o f s t e r n u m
- m e a s u r e v er t ica lly fro m t h is p oin t I n d
→ c a u se s 1: H F 1 st
2 : f lu i d o v er lo a d
L a s se s s w h e r e t h e J V P is
A w a v e - A t
3 c o n s t r i c ti v e p e r i c a r d i t i s
4 c a r d i a c t a m p o n a d e
v e r t i c a l h e ig h t f ro m t h e st e rn w ' R A co n tr a
to b lo o d in s i
t h e le v el o f J v p " p eu s h e
T o A s s e s s t h e t ri cu
- R ig h t in t e r n a l j u g u l a r v e i n ( b e t w e e n m e d i a l
c la v icl e a n d =
H e ig h t . R V
- u n d e r n ea t h t h e e a r l o b e ) L in cr e a s e d
N o rm a l le s s t h a n < 3 c m
s t e r n o d e id o m a s t o i d R A a ls
b l o o d
E x te r n a l j u g u l a r v ei n - N O T U S E D f o r J V P > 3 c m = ↑ J V P
= B lo
H e p a t o j u g u la r re f l e x .
v is u l i s e J V P
↳ sit o n b a c k , 4 5 °C d e g r e e s , t u r n h e a d t o l e f t p r e s s i n g o n li v e r
↳ sh in e l i g h t d i a g o n a l l y a c r o s s p a t i e n t 's n e c k ( r ig h t u p p e r q u a d r a n t ) S U M M A R Y 4 9 J V

↑ J V P . t e m p . A w a v e = A t r ia l c on t r a c t i o n i n R A .
↳ w il l s e e a p u l s a t i on l i k e a W A V E .
- b lo o d c a n g o u p a n d d o w n
2 p u l se o f e a c h H B in t o i n t e r n a l J V . = ↑ J V P
A p a l p a b le
D i st in g u i sh f ro m c a r o t i d p u ls a t i o n ✗ d e s ce n t : R e l a x a t i on o f a t r ia ,
L
b l o od f l ow s b a c k in t o a t ri u m
↳ 2 p u lse s f or e a ch H B C w a v e = R ig h t v e n t r i cu l a r co n t ra c t io n ,

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