Medical Dictionary: Postural hypotension
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Postural hypotension: Another name for Orthostatic hypotension.
Postural hypotension (condition): Sudden low blood pressure when a person stands up or changes posture.
Postural hypotension:
Orthostatic hypotension is a sudden fall in blood
pressure that occurs when a person assumes a standing position.
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More information on medical condition: Orthostatic hypotension:
- Introduction: Orthostatic hypotension
- Basic Summary for Orthostatic hypotension
- Causes of Orthostatic hypotension
- Medication Causes of Orthostatic hypotension
- Symptoms of Orthostatic hypotension
- Treatments for Orthostatic hypotension
More information on symptom: Low blood pressure:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Orthostatic Hypotension Information Page: NINDS
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