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Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension refers to a reduction of blood pressure (systolic blood pressure that occurs when the heart contracts) of at lest 20 mmHg or a diastolic pressure (pressure when the heart muscle relaxes) of at least 10 mmHg within three min...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

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fludrocortisone
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Synthetic corticosteroid; very potent mineralocorticoid activity.
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midodrine
A synthetic sympathomimetic amine structurally similar to methoxamine; a relatively long-acting α 1 -selective adrenergic agonist.
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midodrine
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