Critical Care



Revision of Guidelines Beneficial for Assessing Orthostatic Hypotension
Researchers have found that measuring blood pressure to test for the presence of orthostatic hypotension (OH; a form of low blood pressure) should be performed within one minute of standing after a person has been lying down, instead of three minutes after. More...07 Aug 2017



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