Note to myself-I find the resource below to also be very helpful. So please review:
Links To And Excerpts From “A Novel Method for Estimating Right Atrial Pressure With Point-of-Care Ultrasound” With Links To Additional Resources
Posted on April 5, 2023 by Tom Wade MD
The above resource is outstanding and well worth reviewing again and again.
Today, I link to and embed UBC IM POCUS‘s Evaluation of the JVP with PoCUS – An In-Depth Guide. I have reviewed this resource previously.
All that follows is from the above resource.
Oct 13, 2023Learn the ins and outs of the JVP with ultrasound! In this detailed 40 minute overview, Dr. Shane Arishenkoff goes over the anatomy of the JVP, image acquisition pearls, and interpretation of the results.
00:00 – Introduction
JVP vs IVC 02:00 –
Anatomy and physiology of the IJ 11:38 –
Image acquisition and interpretation 16:37 –
IJ features that correlate with CVP 18:29 –
IJ to carotid artery ratio 20:44 – IJ aspect ratio: ovoid vs circular 22:40 –
Assessing for the location of maximal tenting 26:41 –
Pitfalls: layering 28:23 –
Pitfalls: extended taper 29:07 –
Pitfalls: taper at the level of the clavicle 31:01 –
Pitfalls: forced expiration 34:39 –
34:53
Putting it all together 36:35 – Take home points
39:00