Hypovolemia vs. Hypotension — What's the Difference?

Hypovolemia, also known as volume depletion or volume contraction, is a state of abnormally low extracellular fluid in the body. This may be due to either a loss of both salt and water or a decrease in blood volume.

Hypotension is low blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood.

(pathology) A state of decreased blood volume.

Abnormally low arterial blood pressure.

A blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

Reduced pressure or tension of a body fluid, as of the intraocular or cerebrospinal fluids.

(pathology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

Abnormally low blood pressure