A patient on antihypertensives should be educated to rise slowly from a sitting or lying position to avoid dizziness or ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
fainting
When antihypertensives are taken, instruct a patient to slowly get up from a sitting or lying position to avoid dizziness or fainting.
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