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Does this patient have jugular venous distension? Vein finder-enhanced assessment of jugular venous pressure.

Dean A Bricker
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Assessing jugular venous pressure (JVP) may be challenging yet useful for establishing the bedside diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Vein finder lights illuminate superficial veins and thus can improve visualization of the external jugular vein.
Keyphrases
  • ultrasound guided
  • heart failure
  • case report
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • clinical evaluation