POTS and Dysautonomia – Sleeping with the Enemy

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  • Skill Levelintermediate
  • Lectures1 Video
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Key concepts covered include:

  • In this course, you will get some unique insight into the mechanism by which POTs patients develop extreme fatigue and how tackling sleep disturbances because of exaggerated sympathetic responses can help heal the fatigue and get patients back on the road to recovery.

What you'll learn

POTS syndrome patients have orthostatic intolerance. This basically means there is difficulty remaining in a standing position due to the development of symptoms such as dizziness, almost passing out, and classically a dramatic increase in heart rate. Other complaints include poor exercise tolerance, weakness, mental fog, and fatigue. Sleep disturbances have also been well characterized in P.O.T.S syndrome. read more »»

In this course, you will get some unique insight into the mechanism by which POTs patients develop extreme fatigue and how tackling sleep disturbances because of exaggerated sympathetic responses can help heal the fatigue and get patients back on the road to recovery.

Who Should Attend?

  • Physicians in Primary Care
  • Physicians in Family Practice
  • Physicians in Cardiology
  • Physicians in Internal Medicine
  • Physicians in Nephrology
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician’s Assistants

Instructor

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Consultant Cardiologist, Nuffield York Hospital, UK


4/5

Consultant Cardiologist, Nuffield York Hospital, UK

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Instructor

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Consultant Cardiologist, Nuffield York Hospital, UK


4/5

Consultant Cardiologist, Nuffield York Hospital, UK

For: intermediates
Last Updated 12/2020

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