Figure 1.
Assessment of Jugular Venous Pressure.
The doted line displays the course of the internal jugular vein between the 2 heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Figure 2.
Assessment of Peripheral Venous Collapse; the classical peripheral venous collapse technique.
Figure 3.
Assessment of Peripheral Venous Collapse; the Anthem sign.
Figure 4.
Hand-held bedside ultrasound device (Mini Echo).
Table 1.
Overall patient characteristics.
Table 2.
Sensitivity and specificity of the physical exam techniques in the general patient population.
Table 3.
Sensitivity and specificity of the physical exam techniques in the obese patients (BMI >30 kg/m2).
Table 4.
Sensitivity and specificity of the physical exam techniques in the 42 co-examined patients.