Author | Streeten, David H. P. author |
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Title | Orthostatic Disorders of the Circulation [electronic resource] : Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Treatment / by David H. P. Streeten |
Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1987 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8962-0 |
Descript | 286 p. 115 illus. online resource |
1 Physiology of the Microcirculation -- 1.1. Control of the Peripheral Vasculature -- 1.2. Physiological Requirements Imposed by Orthostasis -- 1.3. Orthostatic Circulatory Adjustments: Neurohumoral Mechanisms -- 1.4. Disorders of the Peripheral Circulation -- 1.5. Orthostatic Disorders of the Circulation -- 1.6. Summary -- 2 Orthostatic Edema: Definition and Pathogenesis -- 2.1. Definition of Orthostatic Edema -- 2.2. General Mechanisms of Edema Formation -- 2.3. Pathogenesis of Orthostatic Edema -- 2.4. Summary -- 3 Orthostatic Edema: Clinical Features -- 3.1. Gender, Age, and Prevalence -- 3.2. Symptoms and Signs -- 3.3. Factors That Aggravate Orthostatic Edema -- 3.4. Laboratory Findings -- 3.5. Summary -- 4 Orthostatic Edema: Diagnosis -- 4.1. Exclusion of Known Types of Edema -- 4.2. Positive Diagnosis of Orthostatic Edema -- 4.3. Summary -- 5 Orthostatic Edema: Treatment and Prognosis -- 5.1. General Aspects -- 5.2. Control of Posture -- 5.3. Dietary and Fluid Restrictions -- 5.4. Conventional Diuretics -- 5.5. Treatment of Potassium Depletion -- 5.6. Elastic Garments and Stockings -- 5.7. Dopamine Agonists -- 5.8. Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Captopril -- 5.9. Vasoconstrictors -- 5.10. Summary of Therapeutic Program -- 5.11. Summary -- 6 Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control: Definitions and Classification -- 6.1. Technique of Blood Pressure Measurement in the Upright Posture -- 6.2. Orthostatic Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Changes: Normal Limits -- 6.3. Definable Disorders of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Control -- 6.4. Classification of Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control -- 6.5. Summary -- 7 Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control: Pathocenesis -- 7.1. Orthostatic Hypotension -- 7.2. Orthostatic Hypertension and Other Types of Orthostatic Blood Pressure Disorders -- 7.3. Causes of Orthostatic Blood Pressure Disorders -- 7.4. Pathogenesis of Orthostatic Blood Pressure Disorders Associated with Intact Autonomic Function -- 7.5. Conclusions -- 7.6. Summary -- 8 Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control: Clinical Features -- 8.1. Frequency of Main Symptoms -- 8.2. Intracranial Features -- 8.3. Other Clinical Features -- 8.4. Summary -- 9 Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control: Prevalence and Diagnosis -- 9.1. Prevalence -- 9.2. Sex Incidence and Age of Onset -- 9.3. Hereditary Factor -- 9.4. Diagnosis of Orthostatic Blood Pressure Derangements -- 9.5. Summary -- 10 Orthostatic Disorders of Blood Pressure Control: Treatment and Prognosis -- 10.1. Treatment -- 10.2. Prognosis -- 10.3. Summary -- Appendix I Clinical and Laboratory Data Obtained in 169 Patients with Orthostatic and Nonorthostatic Edema -- Appendix II Clinical and Laboratory Data Obtained in 159 Patients with Orthostatic Blood Pressure Disorders -- References