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Can malnutrition cause orthostatic hypotension?
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Yes: Protien and Albumin levels are markers of nutrition . If these are low pts are diagnosed with protien calorie malnutrition.Prtiens help hold the fliuds in the blood vessesls. When these are low the fliud escapes in to the tissues and cause orthostatic symtoms.Even tho the pt may be swollen the intra-vascular volume is low and water pills mays make things worse.
Answered 5/21/2016
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