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Hypotension: Is when blood pressure is too low (below normal).
Hypertension: Is when blood pressure is too high (above normal).
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These terms are also used in many other subjects like osmosis in Biology, where the cell (animal, plant) gains too much (hypertension) or looses to much (hypotension) water and can become plasmolysed (when a plant/cell wilts or turgid (expands and can eventually burst).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoBlood pressure can change from either the amount of blood being pumped (cardiac output) or the constriction/dilation of the blood vessels. A good analogy of this is if you think of a garden hose. The force of the water will change if you adjust the amount of water flowing through it, or if you use a hose that is narrow or wide.
Hypotension, then, can occur if either there is a small amount of blood being pumped by the heart (low cardiac output), or if the blood vessels are dilated (so cardiac output could still be high).
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∙ 12y agoDifferentiate between 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).
Hypotension is a relative term because the blood pressure normally varies greatly with activity, age, medications, and underlying medical conditions.
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∙ 11y agoHypertension is high blood pressure and hypotension is low blood pressure. do you own a dictionary?
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What is the other name of blood pressure?
High blood pressure is hypertension, and low blood pressure is hypotension.
When your blood pressure drops from standing too quickly it is called?
In my hospital it's called postural hypotension.
IS Hypertension is low blood pressure?
No, that is incorrect. The term hypertension means high blood pressure. Hypotension means low blood pressure.
Does hypotension cause vomiting?
Hypertension can cause vomiting, diarrhea and fever.
What is the opposite of hypotension?
The opposite of Hypertension (high blood pressure) can be either normal blood pressure or Hypotension (low blood pressure).
Are hypertension and pulmonary hypertension the same?
Postural means standing. Hypertension means high blood pressure and hypotension is low blood pressure. You get a different reading if you are sitting versus standing while taking blood pressure.
Can watery fluid protect the brain from injury?
Intercranial hypertension and hypotension can be deadly. The cerebrospinal fluid must be tonic.
Can hypotension cause a heart attack?
Hypertension can damage your body in many ways and, left uncontrolled, you can most certainly have a fatal heart attack.
What does the abbreviation HOTE stand for?
HOTE may refer to the abbreviation for hypotension which is the condition of low blood pressure. The opposite of which is hypertension, the condition of high blood pressure.
What does hypotension mean?
when a person is hyper it means high so it is another meaning of high blood pressure This is actually incorrect. Hypertension means high blood pressure. You are asking about hypotension (different word). The "hypo-" prefix means "low" or "under" (as a hypodermic needle goes under the skin). Hypotension is low blood pressure, the opposite of high.
What is the difference between unspecified Hypertension and benign hypertension?
these are misnomers actually,when there is no evident cause of hypertension then it is called idiopathic/benign/primary/unspecified hypertension. http://treathypertension.blogspot.com/
Who is most at risk for developing orthostatic hypotension?
The disorder seems more prevalent among the elderly (especially if systolic blood pressure rises) with chronic diseases (i.e. hypertension and/or diabetes).
