30. Orthostatic hypotension in the young and the elderly: Revision history

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16 February 2023

  • curprev 12:1612:16, 16 February 2023‎ Nikolas talk contribs‎ 2,224 bytes +2,224‎ Created page with "== Physiological response to assuming a standing posture == Going from supine to a standing posture results in 0,5 – 1L of blood pooling in the lower extremities due to gravity. This causes a decrease in venous return to the heart, resulting in a decreased cardiac output and blood pressure. In normal cases, this fall in blood pressure triggers a compensatory reflex which increases sympathetic tone. This reflex is fast and mostly mediated by baroreceptors. The increase..." Tag: Visual edit