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Buy the Book Print This Topic Email This Topic Pronunciations atrophy Postprandial hypotension is an excessive decrease in blood pressure that occurs after a meal. Dizziness, light-headedness, and falls may occur. Doctors measure blood pressure before and after a meal to diagnose postprandial hypertension. Eating small, low-carbohydrate meals frequently may help. Postprandial hypotension occurs in [...]

Definition By Mayo Clinic staff Orthostatic hypotension — also called postural hypotension — is a form of low blood pressure that happens when you stand up from sitting or lying down. Orthostatic hypotension can make you feel dizzy or lightheaded, and maybe even faint. Orthostatic hypotension can happen to anyone but is more common in [...]

Definition By Mayo Clinic staff Low blood pressure, also called hypotension, would seem to be something to strive for. However, for many people, low blood pressure can cause symptoms of dizziness and fainting or mean that they have serious heart, endocrine or neurological disorders. Severely low blood pressure can deprive the brain and other vital [...]

Causes By Mayo Clinic staff Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure in your arteries during the active and resting phases of each heartbeat. Here’s what the numbers mean: Systolic pressure. The first (top) number in a blood pressure reading, this is the amount of pressure your heart generates when pumping blood through your [...]

Blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure in your arteries during the active and resting phases of each heartbeat. Here’s what the numbers mean: Systolic pressure. The first (top) number in a blood pressure reading, this is the amount of pressure your heart generates when pumping blood through your arteries to the rest of [...]

Hypotension refers to the abnormal condition of low blood pressure. It is a common phenomenon during pregnancy and yet hardly any attention is paid to it. It is a dangerous condition which requires medical supervision and timely treatment.  In this condition, the circulation of blood in the arteries slows down. Since the circulation is [...]

Hypotension During Pregnancy In today’s world of modern times and modern living, a normal blood pressure for an average American is considered to be 120/80. If your blood pressure returns a figure such as this, then you are generally in good health. Hypotension refers to abnormally low blood pressure, and a reading even as little [...]

Orthostatic Hypotension Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD What is orthostatic hypotension? What causes orthostatic hypotension? What are the risk factors for orthostatic hypotension? What are the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension? When should I call the doctor for orthostatic hypotension? How is orthostatic hypotension diagnosed? What is the [...]

Orthostatic Hypotension (cont.) What causes orthostatic hypotension? Orthostatic hypotension has many potential causes, some affecting only one part of the system that supplies blood to the brain, and others affecting two or three. Loss of fluid within the blood vessels is the most common reason to develop the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension. The fluid may [...]

How to Take Blood Pressure Many people are often confused as to how to take blood pressure correctly. Read on to know the various methods of taking blood pressure correctly… Hypotension Symptoms Being abreast of hypotension symptoms helps in initiating medical treatment before time and keeping matters from getting worse. This article will take you [...]