Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Original Editors - Allison Lesousky from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
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Prevalence[edit | edit source]
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Characteristics/Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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Associated Co-morbidities[edit | edit source]
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Medications[edit | edit source]
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Diagnostic Tests/Lab Tests/Lab Values[edit | edit source]
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Etiology/Causes[edit | edit source]
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Systemic Involvement[edit | edit source]
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Medical Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]
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Physical Therapy Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]
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Alternative/Holistic Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]
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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
• Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia Syndrome
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (A)
• Pheochromocytoma
• Neurally Mediated Syncope (R)
Case Reports/ Case Studies[edit | edit source]
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Resources
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• National Dysautonomia Research Foundation (NDRF) http://www.ndrf.org/
• Dysautonomia Youth of America, Inc. (DYNA) http://www.dynakids.org/
• POTS Place: A Guide to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (DINET) http://www.dinet.org/
• NINDS Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Information Page http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/postural_tachycardia_syndrome/postural_tachycardia_syndrome.htm
• Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association http://www.cfids.org/
• American Autonomic Society (AAS) http://www.americanautonomicsociety.org/
• North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) http://www.hrsonline.org/
• Vanderbilt Autonomic Center http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=adc
• The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN http://www.mayo.edu/
• The American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (AACFS) http://www.cfids.org/
• New Jersey CFS Center http://njms.umdnj.edu/centers_institutes/pain_fatigue/
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): CFS Home Page http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
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1. Agarwal A, Garg R, Ritch A, Sarkar P. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Postgrad Med J. 2007 Mar 20;83:478-480.
2. Grubb B, Kanjwal Y, Kosinki D. The postural tachycardia syndrome: a concise guide to diagnosis and management. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Jan;17:1-5.
3. POTS Place: A Guide to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome [Internet]. Brooklyn, MI: Winter 2003. Available from: http://www.dinet.org/pots_an_overview.htm
4. Raj S. The postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS): pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. IPEJ. 2006;6(2):84-99.