RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, C
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 298
OP 306
DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09118
VO 77
IS 5
A1 Juan J. Figueroa
A1 Jeffrey R. Basford
A1 Phillip A. Low
YR 2010
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/5/298.abstract
AB Orthostatic hypotension is a chronic, debilitating illness that is difficult to treat. The therapeutic goal is to improve postural symptoms, standing time, and function rather than to achieve upright normotension, which can lead to supine hypertension. Drug therapy alone is never adequate. Because orthostatic stress varies with circumstances during the day, a patient-oriented approach that emphasizes education and nonpharmacologic strategies is critical. We provide easy-to-remember management recommendations, using a combination of drug and nondrug treatments that have proven efficacious.