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hypotension
hy·po·ten·sion [ hahy-puh-ten-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Etymology:
Greek hypo = under + tonos = tension
Hence low blood pressure.
Hence low blood pressure.
Also called:
LBP
Definitions related to hypotension:
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A condition in which the blood pressure is less than the below the fifth percentile or below 2 standard deviations of the mean for age and sex.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Abnormally low blood pressure, which is usually symptomatic.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Abnormally low blood pressure.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Blood pressure that is abnormally low.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Low Blood Pressure, vascular hypotension.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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The medical term for low blood pressure.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(low blood pressure) You've probably heard that high blood pressure is a problem. Sometimes blood pressure that is too low can also cause problems. Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure. Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. Usually they're written one above or before the other, such as 120/80. If your blood pressure reading is 90/60 or lower, you have low blood pressure. Some people have low blood pressure all the time. They have no symptoms and their low readings are normal for them. In other people, blood pressure drops below normal because of a medical condition or certain medicines. Some people may have symptoms of low blood pressure when standing up too quickly. Low blood pressure is a problem only if it causes dizziness, fainting or in extreme cases, shock. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by a blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Low blood pressure is blood pressure low enough to cause symptoms such as dizziness and fainting. Very low blood pressure can cause damage to organs, a process called shock. Various drugs and disorders can affect the body's system for maintaining blood pressure.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Low blood pressure might seem desirable, and for some people, it causes no problems. However, for many people, abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension) can cause dizziness and fainting. In severe cases, low blood pressure can be life-threatening.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Hypotension, condition in which the blood pressure is abnormally low, either because of reduced blood volume or because of increased blood-vessel capacity. Though not in itself an indication of ill health, it often accompanies disease. Extensive bleeding is an obvious cause of reduced blood volume...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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