Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Causes of postural hypotension

Causes of postural hypotension


Hypovolaemia (e.g. dehydration, bleeding)
Drugs (e.g. vasodilators and other anti-hypertensives, tricyclic antidepressants, diuretics, antipsychotics)
Addison's* diseaseHypopituitarismAutonomic neuropathy (e.g. diabetes mellitus), amyloidosis, Shy-Drager syndrome)Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension (rare progressive degeneration of the autonomic nervous system, usually inelderly men)

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