How to Use hypotension in a Sentence

hypotension

noun
  • Orthostatic hypotension is an abrupt drop in blood pressure when someone stands up.
    — Carrie Dennett, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Melatonin can also lower blood pressure, which can cause hypotension.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 May 2023
  • Systolic blood pressure can also be too low, a condition called hypotension.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Still, she was instead given 10 milligrams of Metaraminol, which is used to treat hypotension.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The drug is used to treat low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, mainly after anesthesia when the blood vessels dilate.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Orthostatic hypotension occurs when the blood rushes to the feet and away from the brain as someone stands up after sitting or lying down.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 July 2019
  • Standing up can cause a blood pressure decrease, called orthostatic hypotension.
    — Isadora Baum, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Dimethyl sulfoxide infused in the vein has also been shown to cause dilation of the blood vessels, hypotension (low blood pressure), and chest pain.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
  • For people with orthostatic hypotension, even moving between bed and one’s wheelchair, or sitting up to eat breakfast, can pose a risk.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Jan. 2021
  • When this happens, our blood pressure levels drop rapidly, resulting in a condition called hypotension.
    — Sarah Watts, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Orthostatic hypotension — a sudden sensation of dizziness brought on by standing up too fast.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Some people who choose an epidural during labor experience a decrease in blood pressure (hypotension).
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
  • If blood loss leads to anemia (low numbers of healthy red blood cells) or hypotension (low blood pressure), medication or a blood transfusion can restore blood volume.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Orthostatic hypotension occurs when inadequate blood gets to the brain because of a change in position.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Due to its blood pressure-lowering effects, CLA may increase your risk for hypotension (low blood pressure).
    — Lindsay Cook, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Also called orthostatic hypotension, that type of dizziness results from gravity quickly moving blood from the upper body to the lower body.
    — Isadora Baum, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Excessive sweating was the next most common symptom, followed by fainting, nausea or vomiting, and hypotension.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Lidocaine is a depressant, which can normalize an irregular heartbeat or cause hypotension, which is low blood pressure.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2021
  • Their vasoactive infusion ran out in the middle of the night, suddenly causing hypotension, hypoxemia, and brain damage.
    — K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • However, when paired with medications that also lower blood pressure, these supplements could cause your blood pressure to become too low (hypotension).
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 25 June 2026
  • However, when paired with medications that also lower blood pressure, these supplements could cause your blood pressure to become too low (hypotension).
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Orthostatic hypotension—a drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person sits or stands up suddenly—is one indicator, Ganda says.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 4 Nov. 2022
  • And though hypertension is usually considered more dangerous than hypotension, low blood pressure can cause worrisome symptoms as well.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
  • When given to people, opioids can cause severe side effects including hypotension (low blood pressure), dizziness and loss of coordination.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2017
  • Minor adjustments to one's diet and everyday behaviors can also be helpful in reducing instances of hypotension.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Six hours later he was admitted to the emergency room with abdominal pain, dysuria, gross haematuria with clots, hypotension, fever and renal insufficiency.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2017
  • One of the most common problems is orthostatic hypotension, or not being able to maintain a stable blood pressure when switching positions between sitting, standing, or lying down.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Dutasteride can have brutal side effects in some men, Rossi said, including a loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and a form of low pressure called orthostatic hypotension.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Patients in the intensive treatment had a higher rate of certain side effects such as hypotension—or abnormally low blood pressure—and electrolyte abnormalities.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 25 July 2018
  • Postprandial hypotension is common in older adults and often co-occurs with orthostatic hypotension.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025

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