Hypertension is to high blood pressure as hypotension is to which condition?

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Hypertension is to high blood pressure as hypotension is to which condition?

Hypertension is a term for high blood pressure, so the paired concept for hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure. Hypotension describes a blood pressure that falls below the normal range (often below about 90 systolic or 60 diastolic for many people). The other ideas—abnormally high blood pressure, normal blood pressure, or just an elevated heart rate—don’t define hypotension, since hypotension specifically refers to low arterial pressure, not high pressure, normal pressure, or heart rate.

Hypertension is a term for high blood pressure, so the paired concept for hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure. Hypotension describes a blood pressure that falls below the normal range (often below about 90 systolic or 60 diastolic for many people). The other ideas—abnormally high blood pressure, normal blood pressure, or just an elevated heart rate—don’t define hypotension, since hypotension specifically refers to low arterial pressure, not high pressure, normal pressure, or heart rate.

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