The Cardiovascular examination page has been updated with a correction. The base from which the JVP is measured is the manubriosternal angle, not the sternal notch (although the base of the notch in a patient at 45 degrees is probably not far off).
Dunn RJ
The Cardiovascular examination page has been updated with a correction. The base from which the JVP is measured is the manubriosternal angle, not the sternal notch (although the base of the notch in a patient at 45 degrees is probably not far off).