(Hypotension)
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- What is hypotension?
- Symptoms of hypotension
- Causes of hypotension
- Prevention of hypotension
- Risk factors for hypotension
- Complications of hypotension
- When to see a doctor about hypotension
- Diagnosis of hypotension
- Conventional treatment of hypotension
- Alternative/complementary treatment of hypotension
- Living with hypotension
- Caring for someone with hypotension
Caring for someone with hypotension (low blood pressure)
Partner
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a partner with low blood pressure (hypotension):
- Emergency treatment - if your partner has gone into shock, due to injury or illness, make sure they are lying down comfortably, on their side in the recovery position and call an ambulance on 000. If you need to perform CPR, make sure you do while they are lying flat on the ground
- Encourage your partner to rest - as most causes of low blood pressure are due to infection or some other condition which requires rest to recover, encourage your partner to rest to enable quicker recovery
- Liquids - ensure your partner is drinking adequate liquids, in the form of water mostly, but also herbal tea and juices (use natural ones)
- Pregnancy - if your partner is pregnant and is feeling dizzy or has other symptoms of low blood pressure, ensure they rest and if it continues more than what is considered normal, make sure to take your partner to their doctor for investigation (it could be as simple as low iron levels - anaemia, which is common in pregnancy as the requirement for iron is higher during this period)
- Salt - if your partner has low blood pressure due to sodium loss, ensure they have an adequate intake of sea salt (as per their doctor's instructions)
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Friends
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a friend with low blood pressure (hypotension):
- Emergency treatment - if your friend has gone into shock, due to injury or illness, make sure they are lying down comfortably, on their side in the recovery position and call an ambulance on 000. If you need to perform CPR, make sure you do while they are lying flat on the ground
- Pregnancy - if your friend is pregnant and feeling dizzy, or has other symptoms of low blood pressure, ensure they rest, but if it continues and is bothersome, encourage your pregnant friend to visit the doctor for investigation. It could be as simple as low iron levels - anaemia, which is common in pregnancy as the requirement for iron is higher during this period
- Rest - as most causes of low blood pressure are due to infection or some other condition which requires rest to recover, encourage your friend to rest to enable quicker recovery
Parents
There are a number of strategies you can use to help a child with low blood pressure (hypotension):
- Emergency treatment - if your child has gone into shock, due to injury or illness, make sure they are lying down comfortably, on their side in the recovery position and call an ambulance on 000. If you need to perform CPR, make sure you do while they are lying flat on the ground
- Liquids - ensure your child is drinking adequate liquids, in the form of water mostly, but also herbal tea and diluted juices (use natural ones)
- Rest - as most causes of low blood pressure are due to infection or some other condition which requires rest to recover, encourage your child to rest to enable quicker recovery
- Salt - if your child has low blood pressure due to sodium loss, ensure they have an adequate intake of sea salt (as per their doctor's instructions)
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< living with hypotension Last reviewed: 10 November 2007 || Last updated: 3 January 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
