CSC Cardiac Nursing Subspecialty

Answer: A - Hypothyroidism and Addison’s disease can cause hypotension.
The main risk factors and causes of hypotension, as outlined by the American Heart Association, include pregnancy; certain pharmacologic agents such as diuretics, beta-blockers, Parkinson’s disease drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, sildenafil particularly in combination with nitroglycerine, narcotics and alcohol; cardiac condition defects; bradycardia; cardiac valvular disease; myocardial infarction; blood loss as from major surgery or severe injury; severe infection; allergic reaction; and nutritional deficiency such as vitamin B 12 and folate deficiency, natural aging, and dehydration.