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What is the meaning of hypotension and hypertension?
Hypotension: Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Hypotension is the opposite of hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure).
What is difference between BP and hypertension?
Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure or force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. When you have hypertension (high blood pressure), it means the pressure against the blood vessel walls in your body is consistently too high.
Is hypotension high blood pressure?
Low blood pressure (hypotension) occurs when blood pressure drops below the normal range. Doctors generally define low blood pressure as 90/60 mm Hg or below, commonly said as “90 over 60” Usually, doctors only treat hypotension if it is severe enough to cause symptoms.
What happens when BP is low?
Even moderate forms of low blood pressure can cause dizziness, weakness, fainting and a risk of injury from falls. And severely low blood pressure can deprive your body of enough oxygen to carry out its functions, leading to damage to your heart and brain.
Can you have hypertension and hypotension at the same time?
The incidence of both orthostatic hypotension (OH) and hypertension increases with age, arguably in relation to a decrease in autonomic and baroreflex function. It is not surprising, therefore, that they often coexist.
What are the symptoms of hypotension?
For some people, low blood pressure signals an underlying problem, especially when it drops suddenly or is accompanied by signs and symptoms such as:
- Dizziness or lightheadedness.
- Fainting.
- Blurred or fading vision.
- Nausea.
- Fatigue.
- Lack of concentration.
What are the common causes of hypotension?
Causes of this type of hypotension include:
- Loss of blood from bleeding.
- Low body temperature.
- High body temperature.
- Heart muscle disease causing heart failure.
- Sepsis, a severe blood infection.
- Severe dehydration from vomiting, diarrhea, or fever.
- A reaction to medication or alcohol.
Is hypotension good or bad?
In severe cases, it can be life-threatening. But low blood pressure without these serious symptoms is usually not unhealthy. Low blood pressure that reduces the blood supply to your body’s organs can cause stroke, kidney failure or heart attack.