Patient/caregiver was educated upon life-style measures in individuals with history of hypotension as follows:
- Progressive damage to heart muscle with unresolving hypotension can lead to arrhythmias and heart failure. Keep a close watch and report to your physician regarding any signs and symptoms of worsening arrhythmia, such as, fluttering in the chest, racing or abnormally slow heartbeat, poorly felt pulse, dizziness, any episodes of loss of consciousness, and fainting. Observe compliance with intake of anti-arrhythmic and other cardiac medications, as ordered.
- Report to your physician regarding any signs and symptoms of worsening heart failure, such as, exacerbation of SOB, worsening pedal edema, increasing dizziness, acute weight gain, fatigue, and poorly felt pulse. Observe compliance with recommendations for heart healthy diet and fluid volume intake limitations, if any.
- Unresolved hypotension and progressively reduced blood supply to the kidneys can result in diminishing urine output, increased fluid and waste retention, and slow deterioration of renal function. Report to your physician regarding any progressively decreasing volume of urine output.
- Hypotension and reduced blood supply to brain & skeletal muscle can result in increased confusion, frequency of dizzy episodes, muscle pain, fatigue, and reduced endurance to activity, thus contributing to falls and accidents. Observe compliance with use of assistive device for fall and accident prevention. Seek therapy assistance for planned and safe execution of activities. Always, seek for caregiver assistance, as needed.
