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If blood loss leads to anemia (low numbers of healthy red blood cells) or hypotension (low blood pressure), medication or a blood transfusion can restore blood volume.
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Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
In a 2022 study, researchers investigated whether drinking cold water would lead to a more significant pressor response than room-temperature water among young adult and older adult participants who experience orthostatic hypotension.
—Kumkum S. Patel, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
Dimethyl sulfoxide infused in the vein has also been shown to cause dilation of the blood vessels, hypotension (low blood pressure), and chest pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
Cool skin Rapid heart and breathing rate Lack of urination
Confusion
Light-headedness when standing up (orthostatic hypotension) and fainting
Comorbidities in Older Adults and Effect on Dehydration
Older adults are vulnerable to dehydration for various age and health-related reasons.
—Forest Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
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Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
In a 2022 study, researchers investigated whether drinking cold water would lead to a more significant pressor response than room-temperature water among young adult and older adult participants who experience orthostatic hypotension.
—Kumkum S. Patel, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
Dimethyl sulfoxide infused in the vein has also been shown to cause dilation of the blood vessels, hypotension (low blood pressure), and chest pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
Cool skin Rapid heart and breathing rate Lack of urination
Confusion
Light-headedness when standing up (orthostatic hypotension) and fainting
Comorbidities in Older Adults and Effect on Dehydration
Older adults are vulnerable to dehydration for various age and health-related reasons.
—Forest Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Hypotension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypotension. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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hypotension
noun
hy·po·ten·sion
ˈhī-pō-ˌten-chən 
Medical Definition
hypotension
noun
hy·po·ten·sion
ˈhī-pō-ˌten-chən
1
: abnormally low pressure of the blood
called also low blood pressure
2
: abnormally low pressure of the intraocular fluid
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