📋 Your Orthostatic Hypotension Health Passport
Notes, questions, trackers, and your care team — saved in your browser.
What happened at your last visit?
Questions to bring to your next visit
What you’re tracking
Record what matters week to week — symptoms, meds, sleep, mood, vital signs.
My Care Team
Pulls from your kindness log — open the Encounter Card to add or rate.
🌐 FFH Network Trackers
Placeholder — Lucy’s integration. Tracker URLs wire in here.
Your modifiable risk factors, turned into a plan
Dr. Rob is prototyping a Modifiable Risk Factor Motivator widget on Stroke first. When it ships it embeds right here — turning each Orthostatic Hypotension-relevant risk factor into a tracked, evidence-backed action.
If you ever need to explain your Orthostatic Hypotension in 30 seconds, start here.
“I have orthostatic hypotension — my blood pressure drops when I stand up, which makes me lightheaded or faint. I move slowly when changing positions, stay hydrated, and take medications carefully. I wanted you to know because if I fall, especially hit my head, please help me get checked — falls are how this condition causes harm.”
📚Your 16 Course Modules
Click any module to open it. Each opens on the Knowledge Check — that’s your pretest. Taking it unlocks Learn It; reading each tab unlocks the next; finish by retaking the same check to measure your growth.
What OH Actually Is
Blood pressure drops when you stand. Brain doesn't get enough blood briefly — dizziness or faint.
Common Causes
Meds (BP, prostate, Parkinson's), dehydration, autonomic conditions, deconditioning.
Spot the Red Flags
Fall with head injury · loss of consciousness · confusion after fall · chest pain.
Triggers
Hot showers, big meals, dehydration, standing fast, new BP-lowering meds.
Know Your Numbers
BP sitting + standing. Drop of 20 systolic or 10 diastolic = OH.
Med Review
Many cases are medication-induced. Review every new pill with your team.
Hydration + Salt
Often increased fluids and salt help — unless you have heart failure.
Slow Position Changes
Sit a beat, ankle pumps, then stand. Hold something stable.
Make Every Visit Count
Bring sitting + standing BP log and a list of all meds + supplements.
Your Care Team
PCP + sometimes neurologist (autonomic) + cardiologist.
Telehealth
Med review by telehealth works well.
Insurance & Cost
Compression stockings often need a Rx for insurance coverage.
Compression & Binders
Stockings or abdominal binders help some patients.
Teach & Mentor
Falls are devastating in older adults. Share what you've learned.
Advocate
Push for medication review at every visit — OH is often missable.
Research & Trials
Newer drugs (droxidopa, midodrine), autonomic testing advances.