Orthostatic hypotension. Part 2: diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

Due to its asymptomatic nature, orthostatic hypotension can be diagnosed only by means of orthostatic challenge. One should try to define the causes of orthostatic hypotension in every single case because treating illness that lead to orthostatic hypotension will improve patient’s health outcomes. The main target for therapy should be improving patient’s functional status, reducing orthostatic symptoms as well as risk for falls and syncopes, but not maintaining arterial blood pressure within certain limits. Doctors need to be aware of the methods for diagnosing the orthostatic hypotension to provide patients with the better quality of life. The first part of the systematic review was published in the Innovative Medicine of Kuban, no. 4, 2018.

Keywords

• orthostatic hypotension
• syncope
• orthostatic challenge