Jugular venous distention resident survival guide

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

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Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Common Causes

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Diagnosis

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Jugular Venous Distension

With pulmonary edema

Without pulmonary edema

Heart Failure

Inceased RAP

Venous Obstruction

Icreased intrathoracic pressure

❑ Restriction of right atrial and right ventricular filling: ❑ Cor pulmonale ❑ Pulmonary Hypertension ❑ Constrictive pericarditis ❑ Cardiac Tamponade ❑RV Failure: ❑ Cardiomyopathy ❑ RV myocardial infarction ❑ Fluid overload due to renal diseases ❑ Tricuspid valve incompetence ❑ Tricuspid valve stenosis of obstruction

Superior vena cava obstrcution

positive pressure ventilation A large pleural effusion Pneumothorax

Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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References

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