Hypotension

Introduction: Hypotension

Hypotension: Blood pressure that is too low. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hypotension is available below.

Symptoms of Hypotension

• Low blood pressure
• Fainting
• See also symptoms of orthostatic hypotension

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hypotension:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Cholesterol Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Hypotension

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hypotension?

• Misdiagnosis of Hypotension
• Failure to diagnose Hypotension
• Underlying causes of Hypotension (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Hypotension

Misdiagnosis and Hypotension

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Causes of Hypotension

• Pulmonary embolism
• Heart failure
• Hemorrhage
• Shock
• See also causes of symptom hypotension

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More information about causes of Hypotension:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Hypotension (749 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Hypotension (742 listings)
• Underlying causes of Hypotension
• Hypotension as a complication caused by other conditions
• Hypotension as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Hypotension

Treatments for Hypotension

• Vitamin B12 - possibly used for related vitamin B12 deficiency

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Reseach about Hypotension

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Clinical Trials for Hypotension

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hypotension include:

• Phase II Study of Midodrine for Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - midodrine
• Droxidopa in Treating Patients With Neurogenic Hypotension - This study has been suspended (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - droxidopa
• Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions for Orthostatic Hypotension in Parkinson's Disease and Multiple System Atrophy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Fludrocortisone,Domperidone
• Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension in Autonomic Failure - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Atomoxetine 18 mg PO,Acarbose 100 mg,pyridostigmine 60 mg,Yohimbine 5.4 mg,midodrine,Nepro,placebo,modafinil 50 mg,Octreotide
• A Study of Blood Pressure and Blood Supply to the Brain in Persons With a Spinal Cord Injury. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 34 Clinical Trials for Hypotension

Statistics for Hypotension

• Medical statistics for Hypotension
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hypotension
• Society statistics for Hypotension

Types of Hypotension

• Orthostatic hypotension - caused when posture changes such as standing up

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Hypotension

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Hypotension

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Definitions of Hypotension:

Abnormally low blood pressure. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Abnormally low blood pressure - (Source - WordNet 2.1)