normotensive
- adjective
- /ˌnɔːrmoʊˈtɛnsɪv/
- Specialized
- Test characteristics of 4-marker and 2-marker models for predicting a complicated course after pulmonary embolism (PE) in normotensive adults.
- normotensive patients
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Baseline observations showed that James was normotensive, his pulse was within normal limits, and he had a capillary refill of less than two seconds.
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Moreover, these fatty acids, while providing no significant benefit to normotensive individuals, do have a mild dose-related pressure-lowering effect in hypertensive patients when their average daily supplementation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is greater than 3 g.
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There is evidence to suggest that people diagnosed with white coat hypertension have a slightly higher cardiovascular risk than people classified as normotensive.
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Once the diagnosis of PE has been established, accurate prognostic models for normotensive patients are needed as mortality varies widely across reported populations.
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Those who were previously diagnosed as having hypertension from office/clinic readings were later found to be normotensive (Piper et al., 2014).
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Until that time, clinicians can be reassured that a low-risk PESI score can help identify normotensive patients who can be considered for outpatient treatment.
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Derivation and validation of multimarker prognostication for normotensive patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism.
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In normotensive patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism, a 4-marker model predicted a complicated course and a 2-marker model predicted an uncomplicated course at 30 days.
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Setting cuff pressure based on an LOP measurement of the limb before cuff inflation should significantly reduce pressures compared to the typical 250 mmHg currently used in lower leg tourniquet cuffs, particularly for normotensive patients.
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A healthy individual is considered normotensive if their blood pressure readings consistently fall within the normal range.
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Etymology
Normotensive combines normo- meaning 'normal' and tensive related to tension, which means 'pressure'. So a normotensive person has 'normal' blood pressure.