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Pulse goes up about 10 to 15 beats from resting to standing is this normal?

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Dr. James Rochester answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pulse sit vs stand: very common. As long as you are not light headed or dizzy when you change positions like this I would not be concerned. You are basically a large column of water. When you stand pressure at bottom (feet) increases. Pressure at top (head) decreases. Heart rate and blood pressure adjust to try and keep pressure to head stable, ie keep blood flow to brain stable to you do not pass out.

Answered 6/23/2014

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

An expected result: This increase is within an expected range. Understand that when you go from seated to standing your body now has to compensate for increased gravitational based effects on your circulation. This is accomplished, in part, by increasing your heart rate and increasing the force of your hearts contractions which allows your blood pressure and respective blood flow to your brain to remain constant.

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