Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension: Introduction
Orthostatic hypotension:
Orthostatic hypotension is a sudden fall in blood
pressure that occurs when a person assumes a standing position.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Orthostatic Hypotension Information Page: NINDS)
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Orthostatic hypotension: Sudden low blood pressure when a person stands up or changes posture.
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Prognosis for Orthostatic hypotension
Prognosis for Orthostatic hypotension:
The
prognosis for individuals with orthostatic hypotension depends on the
underlying cause of the condition.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Orthostatic Hypotension Information Page: NINDS)
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Article Excerpts about Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension is a sudden fall in blood
pressure that occurs when a person assumes a standing position.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Orthostatic Hypotension Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Orthostatic hypotension:
Fall in blood pressure associated with dizziness, syncope and blurred vision occurring upon standing or when standing motionless in a fixed position.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Orthostatic hypotension is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Orthostatic hypotension, or a subtype of Orthostatic hypotension,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- Prevalence and Incidence of Orthostatic hypotension
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- Prognosis of Orthostatic hypotension
- Types of Orthostatic hypotension
- Causes of Orthostatic hypotension
- Symptoms of Orthostatic hypotension
- Diagnostic Tests for Orthostatic hypotension
- Diagnosis of Orthostatic hypotension
- Signs of Orthostatic hypotension
- Complications of Orthostatic hypotension
- Misdiagnosis of Orthostatic hypotension
- Undiagnosed Orthostatic hypotension
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Orthostatic hypotension
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Orthostatic hypotension
- Treatments for Orthostatic hypotension
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Orthostatic hypotension
- Cure Research for Orthostatic hypotension
- Medical News Summaries About Orthostatic hypotension
- Hospital Statistics for Orthostatic hypotension
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- External links relating to Orthostatic hypotension
- HYPOTENSION, CHRONIC (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Hypotension (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- HYPOTENSION AND SHOCK (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Blood pressure decrease [Hypotension] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Pulse pressure, widened (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Pulsus paradoxus (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Orthostatic hypotension [Postural hypotension] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Decorticate posture (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Hypotension and Shock (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Blood pressure decrease [Hypotension] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Pulse pressure, widened (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Pulsus paradoxus (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Orthostatic hypotension [Postural hypotension] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Decorticate posture [Decorticate rigidity, abnormal flexor response] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Orthostatic Hypotension (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Hypotension, orthostatic (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Pulsus paradoxus [Paradoxical pulse] (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Decorticate posture [Decorticate rigidity, abnormal flexor response] (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Pulsus paradoxus (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Orthostatic hypotension (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Decorticate posture (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Pulsus paradoxus (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Orthostatic hypotension [Postural hypotension] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Blood pressure, decreased [Hypotension] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Decorticate posture [Decorticate rigidity, abnormal flexor response] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- HYPOTENSION AND SHOCK (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
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