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by Armughan, Arm

Normal blood pressure is 120/80, 120 is systolic and 80 is diastolic. If you are an athlete you may have low blood pressure, don't you worry it is a sign of good cardiovascular system. But in elderly low blood pressure can be a sign of underlying problem that may decrease blood flow to vital organs like heart brain etc. Low blood pressure is called as Hypotension in medical terminology and is defined as to be as systolic blood pressure of 90mm of Hg or less in an adult.

In contrast to high blood pressure symptoms, where symptoms are poorly defined or may be totally absent, low blood pressure symptoms can be easily recognized. Symptoms of hypotension or low blood pressure are usually seen at 90/60; however this range varies from person to person. In conditions where blood pressure lowers rapidly, symptoms may appear at only drop of 20mm Hg blood pressure. In chronic low blood pressure causes, symptoms usually are not seen unless blood pressure drops to clinical value of 90/60 or less.

What are classic symptoms of Low blood pressure or hypotension?

Classic symptoms of low blood pressure Hypotension include:

- Dizziness

- Fatigue

- Vertigo (Surrounding things are revolving around you)

- Fainting

- Mental disturbances

- Difficulty in concentration and confusion or a sense of impending doom and anxiety

- Breathlessness (fast, shallow breathing)

- Nausea

- Extremities become cold and clammy, Pale skin

If you are having any of these low blood pressure symptoms, you must contact your doctor and seek medical advice, among these low blood pressure and hypotension symptoms, fainting and dizziness are very alarming and warrant an immediate visit to either your own doctor, physician or to the emergency department. If you develop fainting along with nausea vomiting, chest pain or weakness/numbness in your body or extremities, call 911 immediately. These symptoms may be indicators of ongoing heart attack, CVA or other dangerous problems with the central nervous system.

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Normal blood pressure for human body is 120/80; these numbers are expressed in medical term as Systolic (top) and Diastolic (Bottom). The above number Systolic happens when pressure in arteries increases due to heart contraction and pumps blood out into arteries. The bottom number Diastolic happens when pressure in arteries decreases due to relaxation of heart after it contracts.

In medical term is called Hypotension or low blood pressure. This happens due to low flow of blood through arteries. Low flow of blood in arteries and veins can lead to less oxygen being passed to vital organs. In case of less oxygen being passed to brain, heart, kidney and eye, they can get damage and in some serious situations it can permanently damaged vital organs.

In case of high blood pressure we don't have any warning, but low blood pressure is defined by signs of low blood flow.

The low blood pressure also as medical term named as Hypotension. When a person has blood pressure range of 90/60, he or she has low blood pressure. Normal blood pressure for human is in the range of 120/80. The upper reading is Systolic pressure and the below reading is Diastolic pressure. People suffering from low blood pressure have less blood flowing to heart, kidney, brain and other important organs of the body.

What Causes Low Blood Pressure

Some of the reasons which can lead to low blood pressure:

1. Pregnancy.
2. The hormonal problems, diabetes, under active thyroid (hypothyroidism), overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
3. Some over-the-counter medications can create this problem.
4. The Overdose of high blood pressure drugs.
5. Disrupting functioning of heart.
6. Abnormal heart beats or rhythms.
7. Heat stroke.
8. Liver disease.

Following reason can also cause sudden drops in blood pressure and can lead to life-threatening situation.

1. Loss of blood (bleeding).
2. Low body temperature.
3. High body temperature.
4. Heart muscle disease causing heart failure.
5. Sepsis, a severe blood infection.
6. Severe dehydration.
7. Due to reaction from medication.
8. The severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).

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