Maintaining adequate hydration is the best way to prevent orthostatic hypotension.
Postural hypotension: A drop in blood pressure (hypotension) due to a change in body position (posture) when a person moves to a more vertical position: from sitting to standing or from lying down to sitting or standing. Postural hypotension is more common in older people. |
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