Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0443 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hypotension
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The idea
Hypotension is blood pressure persistently below the normal range.
In practice
Hypotension is recorded from the same two numbers as its opposite.
Where people slip
Hyper and hypo reverse the finding, and this is the pair where reversal matters most.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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