Nursing Times Resources for the nursing profession
The causes and symptoms of orthostatic hypotension, its connection to falls, and the importance of assessment through blood pressure monitoring
Orthostatic hypotension 2: effect of orthostatic hypotension on falls risk
Mike Lowry
Orthostatic hypotension 1: the physiology of blood pressure regulation
Regulation of the blood pressure is a vital physiological process enabling the body to respond to immediately changing demands such as ‘fight or flight’ or resting