Some patients may experience syncope, or a total loss of consciousness. Patients who have orthostatic hypotension have an increased chance of falling which predisposes to a hip fracture. Blood volume measurements can lead to effective preventive therapy. Congestive heart failure - 5 million patients are treated annually for this condition. This condition is usually associated with an expanded blood volume.
Treatment is aimed at normalizing a patient's blood volume.
Over treatment can be just as damaging as under-treatment. The Heart Failure Center at Presbyterian New York Hospital is utilizing a Blood Volume Analyzer. Septic Shock and Hypovolemia - More than 100,000 patients die annually from septic shock. This is a condition where there is a collapse of blood pressure and unless quickly reversed, results in a high mortality rate. Anemia in cancer patients or HIV positive patients on chemotherapy - Such patients commonly develop decreased red blood cell production and symptoms.