Initial Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) | |||
| Pt education: mechanisms and stressors of OH | |||
| High-salt diet (10-20 g/d) | |||
| High-fluid intake (2 L/d) | |||
| Elevate head of bed 10 cm (4 in.) to minimize supine hypertension | |||
| Maintain postural stimuli | |||
| Learn physical counter-maneuvers | |||
| Compression garments | |||
| Correct anemia |