Nutrition boosts outcomes: A year-long study showed that giving dialysis patients liquid protein supplements improved treatment efficiency, reduced hospitalizations, and raised key nutritional markers ...

The Dialysafe trial aimed to reduce episodes of intradialytic hypotension during hemodialysis sessions at the clinic level.

Hypotension, or low blood pressure, is defined as a reading lower than 90/60 and can be categorized into types like orthostatic, postprandial, neurally mediated, and severe, each with different causes ...

Postural and postprandial hypotension are common conditions among older adults. They are causes of dizziness, syncope, and falls in older people. These conditions may result in significant morbidity, ...

Orthostatic hypotension, also known as postural hypotension, happens when blood vessels in the body fail to constrict (narrow) in response to gravity. This causes a decrease in blood pressure and ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

In the very low birth weight (VLBW) neonate, the relationship between systemic blood pressure and organ blood flow is complex, especially in the immediate postnatal period. Although some information ...

Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Two different types of blood pressure are of clinical importance. These include systolic blood ...

When a person moves from lying down to standing, sometimes their blood pressure will suddenly drop and they will feel lightheaded. This is called orthostatic hypotension and is common in people with ...

Low blood pressure is also called hypotension. Many experience low blood pressure but are not aware of it. It usually happens due to low blood flow to different organs. Low blood pressure can ...