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Health Encyclopedia: 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 heart) is much lower than usual. Itcan cause symptoms such as dizziness or lightheadedness.
Alternative Names
Hypotension; Low blood pressure
Considerations
When the blood pressure is too low, there is inadequate blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vital organ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
Black-box on Xolair prompts lesson for managing medications
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...swelling of the tongue/throat, wheezing, rash and low blood pressure. This extreme reaction can... Read more »
What Causes Dizziness? Is it My Heart?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...vertigo. Vertigo is a side effect of hypotension (low blood pressure). Syncope can occur as a... Read more »
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By healthgal , Health Expert...side efects include decreased libido, fatigue and low blood pressure. Saw palmetto by itself... Read more »
Could Your Prescriptions be the Culprit?
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...Elizabeth Cohen wrote an eye-opener on elders and drugs titled "Is Grandma drugged up?" She... Read more »
Health Guide
Hypotension
Low blood pressure; Blood pressure - low; Postprandial hypotension; Orthostatic hypotension; Neurally mediated hypotension; NMH Treatment Hypotension in a... Read more »Hypotension
Low blood pressure, or hypotension, occurs when blood pressure during and after each heart beat is much lower than usual. This means the heart, brain, and other parts of the body... Read more »Gray syndrome
...body)needed to break down this drug. Thedrug accumulates in the baby's blood stream, causing hypotension (low blood pressure), cyanosis (blue coloring of lips, nail beds, and skin from lack of... Read more »Exogenous adrenal insufficiency
...Weakness Fatigue Nausea and vomiting Arthralgias (joint pains), myalgias (muscle pains) Low blood pressure (hypotension), which may cause light-headedness or fainting when the... Read more »Echinococcus
...treatment. Complications The cysts may rupture and cause severe illness, including fever, low blood pressure, and shock. In such cases, the cysts may also disperse and cause widespread... Read more »Images
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Medications
...selegiline, tranylcypromine) epinephrine for low blood pressure metrizamide sibutramine ... Read more »
...Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unusually fast heartbeat, low blood pressure, or face flushing... Read more »
...halofantrine, sparfloxacin, pimozide) epinephrine for low blood pressure metrizamide ... Read more »
...decrease the risk of side effects (e.g., drowsiness, low blood pressure) when you first... Read more »
...decrease the risk of side effects (e.g., drowsiness, low blood pressure) when you first start... Read more »
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Heart Medication Leads to Hip Bone Loss
May 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Loop diuretics -- commonly prescribed drugs for heart failure and hypertension -- may cause hip bone loss in men, a new study... Read summary »
Pyridostigmine may help stabilize blood pressure in patients with OH
October 02, 2008A new study has found that a drug commonly used in treating a muscle disease may help improve blood pressure in patients with orthostatic hypotension... Read summary »
Alert: Digitek heart tablets recalled
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of Digitek-brand digoxin, a treatment for heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms.... Read summary »
New Tool Promotes Safe Immunization
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pediatricians now have a new tool to ensure nearly every child can be safely vaccinated against deadly diseases, including... Read summary »
Study: Too-low blood pressure also dangerous
May 21, 2009Though most people are aware the having high blood pressure is dangerous, a new study suggests that having low blood pressure may be risky as well.... Read summary »
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