low blood pressure
Faint-inducing vital reading
Low blood pressure is a condition where blood moves through the arteries with less force than typical, sometimes causing dizziness, fainting, or fatigue.
The medical term is hypotension.
What counts as low varies by individual—some people run low without symptoms.
Her low blood pressure made her lightheaded when she stood up too fast.
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- faintWeak and indistinct
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- medical symptomsdizziness, fainting, weakness, nausea, confusion
- toxic symptomsswelling, pain, numbness, paralysis, seizures
- circulatory shockshock, hypotension, septic shock, cardiac output, vasopressors
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Excessive arterial force
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