What is Hypotension?

What is Hypotension?

• Hypotension: Blood pressure that is too low.
• Hypotension: abnormally low blood pressure.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Hypotension: abnormally low blood pressure.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Hypotension: Introduction

Types of Hypotension:

Types of Hypotension:

• Orthostatic hypotension - caused when posture changes such as standing up
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Broader types of Hypotension:

• Blood vessel conditions
• Blood conditions
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How serious is Hypotension?

Complications of Hypotension: see complications of Hypotension

What causes Hypotension?

Causes of Hypotension: see causes of Hypotension
Risk factors for Hypotension: see risk factors for Hypotension

What are the symptoms of Hypotension?

Symptoms of Hypotension: see symptoms of Hypotension

Complications of Hypotension: see complications of Hypotension

Hypotension: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hypotension.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hypotension.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hypotension: see treatments for Hypotension
Research for Hypotension: see research for Hypotension

Society issues for Hypotension

Hospitalization statistics for Hypotension: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hypotension:

• 0.089% (11,359) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypotension in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 68% of hospital consultant episodes for hypotension required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for hypotension were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital consultant episodes for hypotension were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 90% of hospital consultant episodes for hypotension required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypotension in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Hypotension:

Organs and body systems related to Hypotension include:

• Bloods
• Blood pressure

Name and Aliases of Hypotension

Main name of condition: Hypotension

Low Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure, Low

Blood pressure low, systemic Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hypotension:

• Acute idiopathic dysautonomia
• Multiple system atrophy
• MSA
• Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
• Pure autonomic failure
• PAF
• Shy-Drager syndrome
• Striatonigral degeneration
• Postural tachycardia syndrome
• POTS
• Autoimmune autonomic neuropathy

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