Estimating Central Venous Pressure on Physical Examination

Purpose: To estimate the central venous pressure from physical examination.

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Evaluation

Are you estimating a patient's central venous pressure?

Yes

Is the patient recumbant at 45 degrees?

Yes

Vertical height of jugular vein distention above the sternal angle

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Estimated central venous pressure

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Shock Index
Imaging Studies
Laboratory Tests
- Cardiac Output by Indicator-Dilution Method
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Ratio of Pulse Pressure to Systolic Blood Pressure (Proportional Pulse)
- Inter-arm Blood Pressure Differences
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Selection

Monitoring

Complication Detection

Specialty

Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
Pulmonology

Objective

imaging studies
other testing

ICD-10

I10-I15 - Hypertensive diseases

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Purpose: To estimate the central venous pressure from physical examination.

Specialty: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology

Objective: imaging studies, other testing

ICD-10: I10-I15,

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