hypotension
Medical term Patient Intake and Vitals
Low blood pressure.
Sources
- Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 7 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- blood pressureThe force of blood against the artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
- chief complaintA brief statement of the main reason for the visit, usually in the patient's own words.
- diastolic pressureThe bottom blood pressure number: the pressure remaining while the ventricles relax.
- febrileHaving a fever.
- hyperthermiaDangerously high core body temperature.
- hypothermiaAbnormally low core body temperature.
- Korotkoff soundsThe tapping sounds heard through the stethoscope while the cuff deflates; the first sound is the systolic…
- objective dataInformation that can be observed or measured, such as vital signs and test results.
- orthostatic hypotensionA drop in blood pressure when the patient moves from lying or sitting to standing, which can cause dizziness.