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Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments effectively manage POTS presenting with postural lightheadedness or dizziness.
This review provides an overview of the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management of POTS tailored for otolaryngologists.
Alerts otolaryngologists to POTS in dizziness evaluation; leaves open prospective validation of management strategies.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), including clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic methods, and current management models. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Cochrane Library were searched for articles available prior to October 30, 2015. METHODS: Review of the available English-language literature. RESULTS: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome presentation is discussed, along with underlying associated physiology for POTS and recommended nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management strategies. CONCLUSION: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome patients commonly present with complaints of postural lightheadedness, or dizziness, which can be associated with various other conditions. Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment methods are available to improve the underlying pathophysiology of the disorder. Laryngoscope, 127:1195-1198, 2017.
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Bogle et al. (2016) conducted a review in Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management was evaluated. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome commonly presents with postural lightheadedness or dizziness and can be managed with available nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments.
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