blood pressure Archives - Gateway Psychiatric https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/tag/blood-pressure/ Excellent Psychiatric Care Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:19:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 blood pressure Archives - Gateway Psychiatric https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/tag/blood-pressure/ 32 32 70562394 Orthostatic Vital Signs to Evaluate Medication Effects https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/orthostatic-vital-signs-to-evaluate-medication-effects/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/orthostatic-vital-signs-to-evaluate-medication-effects/#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2022 21:01:18 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=20823 Many of the medications that psychiatrists prescribe can affect the body’s ability to respond to changes in blood pressure that occur naturally when you stand up, after being in a sitting or lying position for some time – orthostatic vital signs are taken as part of an evaluation of that risk. Heart rate and blood pressure should be obtained when ...

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