Secondary hypotension results from insufficient compensatory responses to the gravitational shifts in blood when a person moves from a horizontal to a vertical position.

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Secondary hypotension is caused by underlying conditions such as heart problems, endocrine disorders, severe infections, or medications, not by insufficient compensatory responses to gravitational shifts in blood volume. Orthostatic hypotension is the term for the condition described.

Secondary Hypotension Results from Insufficient Compensatory Responses to the Gravitational