Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one of the jugular veins. Anyone with symptoms of JVT should seek prompt medical attention. The jugular veins are major blood vessels ...

Most physicians are generally familiar with the normal SVC and its tributaries. Blood from the head and neck travels via the external and internal jugular veins, which join the subclavian veins to ...

Blood collection is one of the most common diagnostic procedures in chelonian species. Knowledge and case-dependent selection of appropriate sampling sites are necessary to obtain a diagnostic blood ...

DALLAS - July 1, 2020 - A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, ...

The facial vein, also referred to as the anterior vein of the face, begins from the angular vein at the bottom of the nose. The anterior vein runs a path down and backward through the face. It drains ...

Always examine the patient's neck from the right side; this approach provides a more accurate determination of venous waves than from the left because it is a straight shot from the right jugular ...

When visiting the Gallery of the Academy of Florence in Italy, intensive care physician Daniel Gelfman, from Marian University, USA, noticed a detail in the monumental sculpture of David that few ...