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hepatojugular reflux
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Noun1.hepatojugular reflux - a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure
reflux - an abnormal backward flow of body fluids


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Framingham criteria for the diagnosis of heart failure (8) Major criteria Minor criteria Orthopnea Ankle edema Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Night cough Rales Exertional dyspnea Cardiomegaly Hepatomegaly Acute pulmonary edema Pleural effusion JVD > 16 cm Tachycardia (> 120 beats/minute) Hepatojugular reflex Decreased vital capacity by one-third Circulation time greater than Weight loss with HF treatment 25 seconds Diagnosis of congestive HF equals 2 major or 1 major plus 1 minor criteria.
Update in the approach to and management of heart failure by Fang, James C. / Southern Medical Journal
No jugular venous distention or hepatojugular reflux was found on examination.
Amiodarone-induced alveolar hemorrhage by Roy, Thomas M. / Southern Medical Journal
There was no jugular venous distention or hepatojugular reflux.
The postcardiac injury syndrome: case report and review of the ... by Stafford, Christopher M. / Southern Medical Journal
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