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LOINC 2.82

Orthostatic blood pressure

Orthostatic BP

Definition

  • According to the American Academy of Neurology, the formal diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension requires a 20mm drop in systolic blood pressure or a 10mm drop in diastolic blood pressure within three minutes of standing. Often there is an associated increase in the heart rate, especially if dehydration or bleeding is the cause. (if the patient is taking a beta blocker, the heart rate may not be able to respond with an increase).

Component

  • Orthostatic blood pressure

Specimen / system

  • Arterial system

Class

  • BP.PSTN.MOLEC

Property

  • PressDiff

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • Art sys; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.POSITION.MOLEC; BP; Orthostatic BP; Point in time; Position; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Index terms

  • Art sys
  • BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.POSITION.MOLEC
  • BP
  • Orthostatic BP
  • Point in time
  • Position
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random