Covering symptoms of low blood pressure in pregnancy, in children, in elderly and remedies
Blood pressure is defined as the force of your blood pushing against your artery walls. Causes of low blood pressure are better understood than causes of high blood pressure. Low blood pressure which is also known medically as hyportension is when your blood pressure reading is 90/60 mm Hg. This is according to current hypertension guidelines. 90mm Hg being systolic blood pressure and 60mm Hg being diastolic blood pressure.
When blood pressure is low, there is an insufficient supply of oxygen to vital organs in the body such as the brain, kidneys and heart. This causes these organs to function abnormally leading to permanent damage. So amazingly and unlike high blood pressure which is defined by blood pressure readings, hypotension relies heavily on manifest symptoms for a diagnosis to be secured. High blood pressure relies on both accurate blood pressure readings and hypertension symptoms.
This is to say without any manifest symptoms of low blood pressure an individual cannot be said to have abnormally low blood pressure. In other words, readings may be even lower in some individuals and will only be considered hypotension when symptoms appear. some individuals may have for instance a reading of 90/50mm Hg and still be considered to be normal and not having low blood pressure.
Research has shown that other individuals who normally have high blood pressure may develop low blood pressure symptoms at drops 100/60mm Hg. Whilst people who have and show symptoms of high blood pressure are on the constant look out concerning a hypertension diet or foods that lower blood pressure, people who have low blood pressures have a lower risk of stroke, kidney disease and heart disease and even failure. However if the blood pressure further falls to insufficient levels organ damage occurs.
It appears people who are out to be in shape via exercise such as sports persons, people with ideal body weight and not obese as well as people who do not use tobacco or alcohol have generally low blood pressure.
Signs and symptoms of low blood pressure
Orthostotic hypotension is an important sign used by hypertension specialists to determine abnormally low blood pressure. This is quick and fairly easy to establish. It happens when a person who is in a sitting or laying down position stands to their feet resulting in them fainting or even becoming dizzy. Were blood pressure is abnormally low, standing makes it even lower leading to the manifestation of symptoms. There are specific automatic balances that must occur in blood pressure in order for these symptoms to be absent. The presence of symptoms amongst other things primarily point to abnormally low blood pressure.
Insufficient blood pressure levels will show through symptoms of low blood pressure such as chest pain. This happens as blood fails to reach coronary arteries in sufficient volumes. A heart attack may even occur. Blood has to constantly visit the kidneys in sufficient amounts and pressure to dump body waste such as urea and creatinine. An increase in the levels of these toxic substances may lead to kidney failure.
Low blood pressure may lead to shock which often happens as a result of low blood pressure leading to dilation of the blood vessels. This is also known as circulatory failure or circulatory collapse which slows vital functions in the body. Due to low blood pressure surface veins in the limbs may also collapse.
Summary of symptoms of low blood pressure
Hypotension symptoms in pregnancy, in children and in elderly people will also include fainting, dizziness, blurred vision, lightheaded and orthostatic hypotension discussed earlier.
Low blood pressure and remedies
Low blood pressure remedies will include making sure that a dehydrated person is adequately hydrated by drinking enough fluids especially water. This increases the volume of fluid in the blood stream thereby significantly boasting blood pressure. Ironically low blood pressure treatment seeks to do in reverse what hypertension medications aim to achieve. Treatment may also include intravenous fluids administered by qualified health professionals.
Anti-hypertensive remedies involving cutting on amount of sodium consumed per day. In treating hypotension, on the other hand, a salty diet is required for a period of time until blood pressure levels have been restored to adequate levels. It follows that investing in an accurate blood pressure equipment such as the Omron monitor series is essential. This will enable home tracking of own blood pressure developments as treatment continues.
In the case of pregnant women with symptoms of low blood pressure, doctors might recommend graduated compression stockings [pictured]. These promote blood circulation in the legs. Blood naturally flows upward in your leg veins to the heart. The stockings are designed to apply an amount of pressure near the ankles and less and less pressure up the leg helping to push blood up.
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