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MeSH Heading: Hypotension
Tree Number(s): C14.907.514
Unique ID: D007022
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007022
Annotation: only blood pressure; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION and OCULAR HYPOTENSION are also available; relation to BLOOD PRESSURE: Manual 23.27+
Scope Note: Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients.
Entry Term(s): Blood Pressure, Low; Hypotension, Vascular; Low Blood Pressure; Vascular Hypotension
NLM Classification #: WG 350
See Also: Syncope, Vasovagal
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010927
Scope Note: Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients.
Terms: Hypotension Preferred Term
Term UI T021040
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1963); Blood Pressure, Low
Term UI T021039
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hypotension, Vascular
Term UI T689025
Date01/09/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Low Blood Pressure
Term UI T689024
Date01/09/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Vascular Hypotension
Term UI T689026
Date01/09/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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