Blood pressure below 60

If the blood pressure is lower than 60, you must be alert. Generally speaking, this is hypotension. Hypotension is a common disease. It is a disease caused by excessively low pressure in the body's circulation arteries. Although the symptoms are not as obvious as high blood pressure, it causes great harm to the patient's health. At this time, you must pay attention to timely examinations and strengthen dietary adjustments.

Blood pressure below 60

If the blood pressure is lower than 60, it is considered to be hypotension. You can use some Shengmai Drink for treatment. Also, you need to pay attention to avoid excessive fatigue and make sure to get enough sleep. You can also improve your diet by making the dishes saltier, which is helpful for raising blood pressure. If the improvement is not obvious, pay attention to further examination.

What is hypotension?

Hypotension is a condition in which systemic arterial pressure is lower than normal. Since hypertension often causes damage to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys in clinical practice, it has received much attention. The World Health Organization also has clear provisions for the diagnostic criteria for hypertension, but there is no unified standard for the diagnosis of hypotension. It is generally believed that an adult's upper limb arterial blood pressure lower than 12/8kPa (90/60mmHg) is considered hypotension.

Causes of low blood pressure

Hypotension is generally divided into two categories: acute and chronic according to the onset of the disease.

1. Acute hypotension

Acute hypotension refers to a sudden and significant drop in the patient's blood pressure from a normal or high level. Clinically, it is often caused by ischemia of important organs such as the brain, heart, and kidneys, and symptoms such as dizziness, black eyes, weak limbs, cold sweats, palpitations, and oliguria. Severe cases may manifest as syncope or shock. For more information on this topic, please refer to the chapter on syncope and shock in this book.

2. Chronic hypotension

Chronic hypotension refers to a state in which blood pressure is persistently below the normal range. Most of these are related to the patient's constitution, age or genetic factors, and are clinically called constitutional hypotension. In some patients, hypotension is related to changes in body position (especially upright position), which is called postural hypotension. Hypotension related to nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular and other systemic diseases is called secondary hypotension.