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đ¨ High-Risk Patients: Screen BEFORE They Fall
Prioritize orthostatic assessment for:
⢠Age >65 (prevalence up to 30%)
⢠Multiple BP medications (additive hypotensive effects)
⢠Diabetes mellitus (autonomic neuropathy)
⢠Parkinson's disease (autonomic dysfunction)
⢠History of falls (OH may be the undiagnosed cause)
⢠New BP medication started
⢠Recent hospitalization (deconditioning)
Don't wait for the fall to order the test. Screen proactively.