Common Findings in (POTS) Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

• More common in women than in men
• It often comes on slowly  or after infection, surgery, or trauma
• Symptoms are often disabling
• People suffer from: fatigue, exercise intolerance, palpitations
• Some of the Pathophysiologies are:

1.  Hyperadrenergic adrenergic/neuropathic forms
2.  Some classify into low, normal and high-flow POTS
3.  Sub categories include hypovolemia, elevated PRA/Aldosterone ratios, AChR ab positive,         NET deficiency

In both POTS and Orthostatic Hypotension, there is often acrocyanosis. This means that hands, lower legs and feet often have a purplish appearance from peripheral cyanosis.