POSTURAL HYPOTENSION

hypovolaemia, eg. bleeding

autonomic neuropathy

prolonged recumbency

hypoadrenalism

cardiac disease (congestive heart failure, recent myocardial infarction, etc)

drugs:

diuretics

anti-hypertensives

phenothiazines

vasodilators, including alcohol, opiates, Ca-channel blockers

anti-depressants

L-dopa

disopyramide

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