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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Would Cause Low Blood Pressure

Health Encyclopedia: Blood Pressure Low

Alternative Names

Hypotension; Low blood pressure


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Expert & Community Posts

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Understanding Low Blood Pressure
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...and the difficulties this can cause. But, having low blood pressure, or hypotension, can also be... Read more »

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The 7 Most Common Causes for Low Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Understanding what causes low blood pressure is important knowledge that all adults should have.... Read more »

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The Connection Between Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...explain if there is a connection between high or low blood pressure and someone's heart rate? ... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...a decrease in blood flow they assume it is due to low blood pressure. The kidneys then produce a... Read more »

Health Guide

Can Blood Pressure Be Too Low?
...mean if blood pressure is low? From the above list, you can see that several factors can result in low blood pressure:Reduced blood volume—Dehydration is the most common cause. Dehydration is,... Read more »
Hepatic ischemia
Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver Symptoms If low blood pressure continues for a long time, the patient may feel weak and lightheaded. However, the... Read more »
Rodenticide anticoagulant
...Blood in the urine Bruising and bleeding Vomiting blood Bloody stools Low blood pressure Shock Bleeding in the brain Read more »
Kinins
...blood that influence certain muscle contractions, affect blood pressure (especially hypotension or low blood pressure), increase blood flow throughout the body, increase the permeability of small... Read more »
Blood pressure: low
Low blood pressure is an abnormal conditionin whicha person's blood pressure (the pressure of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels during and after each beat of the... Read more »

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Medications

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...Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unusually fast heartbeat, low blood pressure, or face flushing... Read more »

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...halofantrine, sparfloxacin, pimozide) epinephrine for low blood pressure metrizamide ... Read more »

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...decrease the risk of side effects (e.g., drowsiness, low blood pressure) when you first... Read more »

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...decrease the risk of side effects (e.g., drowsiness, low blood pressure) when you first start... Read more »

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