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    Orthostatic hypotension has multiple potential causes that can affect different parts of the body's blood supply system to the brain. The most common reason for developing symptoms of orthostatic hypotension is a loss of fluid within the blood vessels, which can be water or blood depending on the underlying cause. Common causes of fluid loss include dehydration from vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or excessive heat; as well as use of diuretic medications to treat high blood pressure.

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    Orthostatic hypotension has multiple potential causes that can affect different parts of the body's blood supply system to the brain. The most common reason for developing symptoms of orthostatic hypotension is a loss of fluid within the blood vessels, which can be water or blood depending on the underlying cause. Common causes of fluid loss include dehydration from vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or excessive heat; as well as use of diuretic medications to treat high blood pressure.

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    Orthostatic hypotension has multiple potential causes that can affect different parts of the body's blood supply system to the brain. The most common reason for developing symptoms of orthostatic hypotension is a loss of fluid within the blood vessels, which can be water or blood depending on the underlying cause. Common causes of fluid loss include dehydration from vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or excessive heat; as well as use of diuretic medications to treat high blood pressure.

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    Orthostatic hypotension has many potential
    causes, some affecting only one part of the
    system that supplies blood to the brain, and
    others affecting two or three.

    Loss of :uid within the blood vessels is the


    most common reason to develop the
    symptoms of orthostatic hypotension. The
    :uid may be water or blood depending upon
    the cause.

    Dehydration occurs when :uid intake


    cannot match the amount of :uid lost by
    the body. Vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and
    heat-related illnesses (for example, heat
    exhaustion or heat stroke) are common
    reasons a person loses a signiDcant
    amount of :uid. Diuretics or water pills
    used to control high blood pressure
    are also another cause of a decreased
    amount of :uid in the body.

    Blood loss and other causes of anemia

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