Talk:Hypotension

 

Edited

'Generally good edits from 88. I'm willing to entertain alternatives. I wonder if the alterations to formatting were inadvertent changes? PCAndrew (talk) 01:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC) Wow. The "treatment" section was woeful. I've supplied a rough-but-sound outline of the current state of the science of recessitation. Realistically, severe hypotension could/should have it's own page, but for now, this article is incomplete without a more sophisticated explanation of treatment. PCAndrew (talk) 04:52, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Edited symptons and created a treatment section.
I would be glad if someone could get the RDA of salt for those prone to low blood pressure
Jatos 08:06, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Not sure what happened to the treatment section. Maybe I'll take a stab later. Anyone else think this sounds silly: A small drop in blood pressure, even as little as 20 mmHg, can result in transient hypotension?

IF normal BP is greater than X/Y, then a drop from X+1/Y+1 to X-1/Y-1, or 2 mmHg, will produce hypotension. I suspect that's not what the author intended here. Moioci 07:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Not silly. Maybe clarify means can produce transient symptoms of hypotenions?

Changed link from "tilt table" to "tilt table test" as there is currently no article on the Tilt-table itself but a decent one on the test, if anyone can create an article on the Tilt-table go ahead may have a go at it myself soon although I suspect it will be very short. SuperAntMD 18:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Is there any particular blood pressure level, or a particular drop from normal, that serves as a criterion? In connection with a switch between two "equivalent" brands of a MAOI, I dropped from my normal 135/95 to 50/30 for a few weeks, which caused one syncope+seizure event and was otherwise fairly incapacitating; I guess that qualifies, but a threshold value or delta would be nice. Zuiram 08:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The section on mechanisms and causes I added has been cut down to the point of inaccuracy. For comparison, the original is here: [1]. Is there consensus that this part needs to be shorter? Certainly a more accurate capsule could be produced. Or would it be appropriate to reinstate the fuller discussion? Moioci 05:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead and restored my previous section. Moioci 23:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Is there no other word than "problem"? The introduction is full of it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.147.189.181 (talk) 17:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to delete the line discussing depression caused by low blood pressure. It's unclear (other medications? what?), unsourced, and sticks out like a sore thumb. If the original author can reword it and source it, please do! But for right now it looks questionable.Kyraven (talk) 21:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Consider moving deleted sections to talk page for discussion.

Consider adding insomnia as a cause of hypotension. When sleep aids are taken during a bout of hypotension (brought on by sleep deprivation) hypotension can become severe.Relationship between insomnia and arterial hypotension —Preceding unsigned comment added by NickM61 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

This would be helpful. Sleep deprivation is also a cause of hypertension.

In the 1st paragraph, I changed High to low in the 1st sentence & low to high in the 2nd to last sentence. Hypo is low & Hyper is high. Removed "hypertension" as it takes you to a page that says low. ~Garth —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.74.147.147 (talk) 11:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Fixed the Hypotension page to state low rather than high blood pressure so I'm restoring the "hypertension" link in the first paragraph, second to last sentence. Garth 66.74.147.147 (talk) 11:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I think that they shoudnt talk about hypertension in hypotension —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.99.220 (talk) 22:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I removed the mention of mushroom poisoning by Paxillus involutus under Syndromes section. Obviously, poisoning or allergic reactions can cause hypotension, but I didn't feel it was necessary to include a whole paragraph. Jadxia (talk) 23:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

A list of substances and medications would be valuable, each with a citation.

Needs to state the low end of healthy adult blood pressure

The article gives numbers that are the current consensus for the high end of optimal blood pressure -- 115/75. Pressures above the optimal are considered pre-hypertension, but modestly lower numbers fall well within the optimal range.

Since this article is on hypotension, it should state the lower end of the range of optimal pressures that commonly are considered to be too low. There is authority that a systolic reading of at least 90 a diastolic reading of at least 60 would be in the range of the lower end of the normotensive range in most adults.

While hypertension is primarily a measurement diagnosis, hypotension is generally diagnosed from a functional viewpoint. Blood pressure is considered to be too low if it causes symptoms or signs due to inadequate blood flow to the organs.

Whether blood pressure is too low varies with the individual. For example, highly trained aerobic athletes have slower heartbeat and lower resting blood pressure than the general public.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ocdcntx (talk • contribs) 01:06, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

How low is a medical emergency? At what point does coma become a concern?

eating dissorders

some eating dissorders, mainly bulemia, due to accessive vomiting and laxative abuse can cause someone's blood pressure to drop into hypotension Chip169 (talk) 09:22, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Suggest to delete doubtful external ".com" link marked by poor English

Quickly clicking around this ".com" external link reveals little to inspire confidence:

• Low blood pressure

E.g.,

"Just like book you can go to previous and next pages by clicking the below links; for example from this page, go to next page by clicking “Low blood pressure symptoms ›”

... Clicking brings up, e.g., ...

Are you hypotension? Many healthcare experts consider people with low blood pressure like you are gifted by the nature. So be happy for your condition of low BP, yes truly you are lucky to have low blood pressure. Your body organs are more safer than those with normal blood pressure. Still few of you may have some annoying low blood pressure symptoms difficult to manage — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ocdncntx (talk • contribs) 13:27, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

postprandial hypotension

Postprandial hypotension is found more commonly in the elderly, and is correlated with cardiovascular risks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.190.133.143 (talk) 23:03, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Causes

"There are three main types of hypotension:

Orthostatic hypotension, including postprandial orthostatic hypotension

Neurally mediated hypotension (NMH)

Severe hypotension brought on by a sudden loss of blood (shock), infection, or severe allergic reaction"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004536/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.190.133.143 (talk) 02:27, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Hypotension is a common side effect of anti-hypertensive medications

Besides the medications already mentioned in the article (e.g., calcium channel blockers), thiazide medications are a common cause. Ocdnctx (talk) 02:31, 25 November 2011 (UTC)