Low blood pressure in the elderly may be physiological causes, generally do not need treatment, can be improved by adjusting the diet and appropriate exercise, may also be heart failure, infectious shock, hypothyroidism and other diseases caused by the cause of the general treatment and drug treatment should be carried out.
1. Physiological hypotension: It means that the blood pressure of healthy people is lower than 90/60mmHg, but there are no other symptoms, and it is mostly seen in the old people who are weak and thin, and it doesn’t need any special medication, so you can pay attention to consuming the right amount of salt or drinking more water, which can help to improve the blood pressure.
2. Pathologic hypotension:
(1) Heart failure: heart failure causes heart pumping dysfunction, making the heart ejection function seriously reduced, at this time the blood pressure is low, belongs to the emergency situation, it is recommended to go to the hospital for timely treatment.
(2) Infectious shock: Infectious shock is mainly manifested as a drop in blood pressure and insufficient perfusion of organs and tissues, and its common symptoms include impaired consciousness, oliguria, drop in blood pressure and accompanied by multiple organ damage. Fluid resuscitation, vasoactive drugs, antibacterial and antiviral drugs, removal of lesions and organ support therapy are the mainstays.
(3) Hypothyroidism: Severe cases may be characterized by lethargy, mental abnormality, rigidity or even coma, pale skin, hypothermia, bradycardia, respiratory failure and heart failure. Thyroid hormone supplementation is needed.
When the elderly low blood pressure if excluded physiological factors, it is recommended to seek timely medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor systematic treatment.