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Jugular vein distention is associated with?

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right-sided heart failure, when the right ventricle is hypertrophied or dilated which is secondary to pulmonary hypertension (usu. d/t pulmonary embolism in acute cor pulmonale, but d/t COPD in chronic cor pulmonale)

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What does the jugular vein do?
A jugular vein returns blood from the head back to the heart.
What does jugular veins do?
It's a main artery in the throat that helps pump blood.
What is the jugular vein?
jugular veins, veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava
What do the internal and external jugular veins do?
They carry deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the right atrium where the process of oxygenation starts again.
Can you live without the jugular vein?
No, the jugular is very important to your body as it takes away old, used blood from your head. With out it you would die.