It consists of three symptoms that often occur together: hypotension (low blood pressure), jugular vein distention (swollen veins in the neck), and muffled heart sounds. These symptoms can occur ...

The smallest size syringe possible should be used in order to prevent excessive negative pressure, which can cause collapse of the sampled vein. The jugular vein is the blood sampling site of ...

A sudden cut or severe trauma to the carotid artery can cause a rapid drop in blood pressure, leading to unconsciousness and possibly death in minutes. The jugular vein is a high-capacity vein ...

Class I: No evidence of heart failure (mortality 6%) Class II: Findings of mild to moderate heart failure (S3 gallop, rales < half-way up lung fields or elevated jugular venous pressure (mortality ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the risk of acute internal jugular, subclavian, and axillary deep venous thrombosis (upper torso DVT [UTDVT]) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the ...

Applying internal jugular vein (IJV) compression was assumed to retain ... previous studies have shown a sustained increase in both ICP and intraocular pressure for 15 min and venous pressure for 20 ...