hepatojugular reflux

reflux

[re´fluks] a backward or return flow; see also backflow and regurgitation (def. 1).esophageal reflux (gastroesophageal reflux) reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus.hepatojugular reflux distention of the jugular vein induced by applying manual pressure over the liver; it suggests insufficiency of the right heart.intrarenal reflux reflux of urine into the parenchyma" >renal parenchyma.vesicoureteral reflux (vesicoureteric reflux) backward flow of urine from the bladder into a ureter.

he·pa·to·jug·u·lar re·flux

an elevation of venous pressure visible in the jugular veins and measurable in the veins of the arm, produced in active or impending congestive heart failure and constrictive pericarditis by firm pressure with the flat hand over the abdomen. Often called hepatojugular reflux when pressure is exclusively over the liver. Synonym(s): abdominojugular reflux

abdominal jugular reflux

An increase in JVP which follows 10–30 seconds of pressure placed on the periumbilical region, due to an increase in flow of blood from the abdominal veins into the right atrium.