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  2. Orthostatic vital signs - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, it is omitted when the patient is demonstrating hemodynamic instability, [2] which term is generally used to indicate abnormal or unstable blood pressure but which can also suggest inadequate arterial supply to organs. [6] Orthostatic vital signs are also taken after surgery. [7]

  3. Orthostatic hypotension - Wikipedia

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    Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg or the diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mmHg between the supine reading and the upright reading. Also, the heart rate should be measured for both positions.

  4. Study Finds Why Your Seated Blood Pressure Reading May ... - AOL

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    Adding to this, the researchers found that 16% of those in the study who didn’t have high blood pressure when they were seated had high blood pressure readings in a supine position (a.k.a. lying ...

  5. Heart murmur - Wikipedia

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    This is the result of hypertrophy of the right ventricle over time. This causes a right-to-left heart shunt. The VSD allows deoxygenated blood to flow from the right to left side of the heart. This blood bypasses the lungs. The lack of oxygenation in the pulmonary circulation results in cyanosis.

  6. Hypotension - Wikipedia

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    Hypotension, also known as low blood pressure, is a cardiovascular condition characterized by abnormally reduced blood pressure. [1] Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood [2] and is indicated by two numbers, the systolic blood pressure (the top number) and the diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number), which are the ...

  7. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured.

  8. 22 Ways Men Can Make Their Orgasms Better - AOL

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    Here’s a fun fact, actually: According to Johnson, the main active ingredients of erectile dysfunction medications Cialis and Viagra—tadalafil and sildenafil—work by lowering blood pressure.

  9. Aortocaval compression syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Aortocaval compression syndrome, also known as supine hypotensive syndrome, is compression of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus when a pregnant woman lies on her back, i.e. in the supine position.