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The jugular venous pressure or jugular venous pulse estimation is a method for assessing central venous pressure. The central venous pressure alters with a change in the amount of blood flowing back to the heart as well as an increase or decrease in the capability of the heart to drive blood back to the circulatory system. The jugular venous pressure assessment procedure includes making the patient lie in a semi-recumbent position, turning the head of the patient to the left side (normally jugular venous pressure is assessed from the right side of the neck), and jugular venous pressure is measured by estimating the distance between the top point of the internal jugular vein and sternal angle. An elevated jugular venous pressure is linked with abnormal functioning of the right heart, heart failure conditions [13], and hypotension.