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Orthostatic Hypotension : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Injuries

Complications Overview Articles

Orthostatic Hypotension
Careful evaluation and management is important for outcome. Identifying the source is an important first step. Preventive measures and posture modification techniques and avoidance of triggers can result in significant reduction of falls, fracture...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Orthostatic Hypotension
The prognosis for people who have orthostatic hypotension depends on the underlying cause of the problem.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Fainting
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. The episode is brief (lasting less than a couple of minutes) and is followed by rapid and complete recovery. You may feel light-headed or dizzy before fainting. A longer, deeper state of unconsciousness is often called a coma.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 3, 2009
Fainting
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness, weakness of muscles, and inability to stand up, all caused by sudden loss of blood flow to the brain. Fainting is a relatively common symptom caused by a variety of problems relating to changes in blood pressure. The American Heart Association reports that fainting is responsible for 3% of all visits to emergency rooms and 6% of all admissions to hospitals.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Fainting
Fainting is loss of consciousness caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. Known by the medical term "syncope," fainting may be preceded by dizziness , nausea, or a feeling of extreme weakness.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Syncope
Syncope, or fainting, is a temporary loss of consciousness, usually caused by decreased blood flow to the brain . Syncope is a symptom, rather than a disease itself, and has many causes. The vasovagal faint, which usually occurs in young, otherwise healthy people, is one particular form of syncope. Syncope accounts for about 300,000 emergency department visits per year, and about 6% of hospital admissions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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