Low blood pressure without signs or symptoms or causes only mild symptoms rarely requires treatment. If you have symptoms, treatment depends on the cause. For instance, when medication causes low blood pressure, treatment usually involves changing or stopping the medication or lowering the dose. Depending on different factors like your age, health and the type
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Hypotension and Anemia
Anemia is a general term for having too few red blood cells in the blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen and nutrients through the bloodstream to the body’s cells. The less number of red blood cells in the blood causes low blood volume. This reduced blood volume can cause low blood pressure or hypotension. In
Hypotension and Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal. It is often related to some underlying medical conditions, mainly diabetes. The immediate treatment involves quickly getting your blood sugar back to normal either with high-sugar foods or drinks or with medications. Hypoglycemia is one of the reasons for hypotension
Hypotension and Tachycardia
Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute. It's normal for your heart rate to rise during exercise or as a response to stress, trauma or illness. But in tachycardia, the heart beats faster than normal due to conditions unrelated to normal physiological stress. One of such conditions is
Hypotension and Bradycardia
Bradycardia means extremely slow heart rate. A normal resting heart rate for most people is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). A resting heart rate slower than 60 bpm is considered bradycardia. In some cases it is totally normal but for some it is an indication of an underlying problem. One of the
How does hypotension affect the kidney?
When your blood pressure decreases it indicates that there is a change in blood flow throughout the body. A change in blood flow can cause you to experience serious problems with your kidneys. When the kidneys don’t have access to the right amount of blood, they are unable to properly filter the blood or receive
Is hypotension curable?
For some people, depending on the age or pregnancy, low blood pressure is normal. However, for some people it is an indication of an underlying medical condition. Hypotension can happen from heart problems, dehydration, endocrine problems, lack of nutrients in diet etc. So treatment of hypotension is basically figuring out the cause. Once the cause
How much hypotension is too low?
A blood pressure reading lower than 90 mm Hg for the top number (systolic) or 60 mm Hg for the bottom number (diastolic) is generally considered too low.
What can cause hypotension/ low blood pressure?
There are medical conditions that can cause hypotension. Such conditions are Pregnancy. Because the circulatory system expands rapidly during pregnancy, blood pressure is likely to drop. This is normal, and blood pressure usually returns to your pre-pregnancy level after you've given birth.Heart problemsEndocrine problems. Parathyroid disease, adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease), low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and,
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What are some hypotension complications?
Moderate forms of low blood pressure can cause dizziness, weakness, fainting and a risk of injury from falls. Severely low blood pressure can deprive your body of enough oxygen to carry out its functions, leading to damage to your heart and brain. In Hindi कुछ हाइपोटेंशन जटिलताएं क्या हैं? निम्न रक्तचाप के मध्यम रूपों से
What are some initial symptoms of hypotension?
A blood pressure reading lower than 90 mm Hg for the top number (systolic) or 60 mm Hg for the bottom number (diastolic) is generally considered low blood pressure. Some symptoms of hypotension are Dizziness or lightheadednessFaintingBlurred or fading visionNauseaFatigueLack of concentration In Hindi हाइपोटेंशन/ निम्न रक्तचाप के कुछ प्रारंभिक लक्षण क्या हैं? शीर्ष संख्या
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