How to Perform Orthostatic Hypotension Testing

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[hamid]

Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing when compared with blood pressure from the sitting or supine position.

[dlowry]

After the patient stands, the B/P should be taken at 1 minute and 3 minutes. Also, the arm should be at heart level, not hanging down.

[ikgtrinity]

For me sometimes I stand up and have what feels like a mini seizure and zone out.

[carlosandleon]

Is it normal to like the feeling of lightheadedness when this happens? Feels trippy.

[Gabeiscool]

My vision started getting dark and it was hard to hear, my arms and legs feel heavy and it was kinda hard to move, it was sooo trippy, I went downstairs to tell my parents and I almost fell

[gokubinali]

When i stand up. I cant see anything. It went all black, i cant take a stel for like 5 or 6 seconds. What do you think doc? Should i meet the doctor now?

[darknovacain]

I've scared my family with this alot as they call it playing possum. Im not sure if its Orthostatic Hypotension or not but it seems like this might be the case till i can properly be examined All I know is I get up, my vision goes dim, I go right to the ground. I feel no pain, I wake up

[ow_.]

Sometimes when I stand up from sitting and lying down, my vision slowly goes black.

[Rorakate]

So whenever I stand up which is a lot throughout my day I feel like I can’t see and I feel like I’m about to loose my balance I’m only a teenager and I’m a healthy person, also a couple of days ago I almost passed out after I got up I fell into a counter and caught myself should I see my doctor about this?

[mochipeachie]

I just wondering why I got hypotension whenever I'm on my first day on period..what does that means? it doesn't happen every month, maybe after
3 - 4 months after it happened ...and i would throw up everything that enter my mouth .i can't even drink plain water..then i end up in ER ...I'm confused between gastric or hypotension because when this happens my BP would drop so much, the doctor would ask me if I have low BP?...

[meg-ccdz]

i’ve had this for the past 4 years now i think? it’s not all the way better but it’s definitely tolerable after seeing a cardiologist who prescribed a couple medications to help, and drinking a lot of water! can’t stress the water part enough especially in the summer. but if you’re having issues like i did where it goes black when you stand up, you feel heavy all over, dizzy, weak, or you pass out- definitely go to your doctor. before getting all of this figured out i could barely get through a day of school without passing out. and with living in AZ, the 95+ degrees days were god awful. if anyone has questions pls let me know!

[swaggy]

I had it happen badly for me this morning. I got up and started to have the usual symptoms but then i blacked out then woke back up because i had fallen and hit my back on an object in my closet. Don’t remember anything between when it started and when i came to my senses after falling

[valeryburkholder]

Please offer accurate BP readings, which are in even numbers when using a manual cuff.

[vixyvelasquez]

How can I sleep 😴 with LBP ? Please help, I’m scared I might pass out in my sleep, my hearts beats so slow

[PerfectProtagonist]

Yes! I can tell this to my doctor the next time I go!

[yungwes_]

After I woke up (laying down) I took a long shower (standing up) and I got light headed.. breathing difficulties and I blacked out (fell)

[Ifuseethisurgay]

I had it happen right now i stoops up and felt so dizzy i feel on my head and dropped my food.I didn't even realise it was me that fell. It was really weird

[NorwegianPatriot-NO]

I got a really bad one today. I literally passed out for about 3 seconds, my tongue started burning, and when it was done I felt like I had just woken up from a dream, after that I got really confused and started wondering if I was awake or not, that shit was honestly kinda scary.

[anomalyp]

I would say, place the cuff on the left arm (closest to the heart and the cuff would be at heart level).

[greene]

I get severe headrushes whenever I rise up. I did this and my BP went from 100/61 - Lying down to 104/62 sitting to 108/76 standing up. What does this mean? 😭😭😭😭😭 I'm so tired of falling back down to the floor whenever I try to get up.