Researchers and doctors are finally providing answers for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Wendy Baruchowitz of Rye, New York, survived the nightmare of POTS and the fear of fainting.
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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Pott's disease. tuberculosis of the spine, usually beginning as a tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebrae and progressing to damage of the intervertebral disks. If erosion continues unchecked, there is complete destruction of the affected vertebrae.
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The primary symptom of OI is lightheadedness or fainting. In POTS, the lightheadedness or fainting is also accompanied by a rapid increase in heartbeat of more than 30 beats per minute, or a heart rate that exceeds 120 beats per minute, within 10 minutes of rising.
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Pott's disease. [pots] tuberculosis of the spine, usually beginning as a tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebrae and progressing to damage of the intervertebral disks. If erosion continues unchecked, there is complete destruction of the affected vertebrae.
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Tuberculosis of the spine, with collapse of one or more vertebrae, so as to produce a sharp angulation and a hump-back. Also known as spinal caries. (Sir Percivall Pott, 1714–88, English surgeon).
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POTS is an unusual condition in which your heart rate speeds up by 30 or more beats per minute with little or no change in blood pressure. Such an increase in heart rate may mean that your cardiovascular system is working as hard as it can to maintain blood pressure and blood flow to your brain. According to the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, POTS affects about 500,000 Americans, most of whom are women under age 35.
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Doctors aren't sure yet what causes the reduced return of blood to the heart that occurs in OI, or why the heart begins to beat so rapidly in POTS. Current thinking is that there are a number of mechanisms.
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POTS Symptoms, but No Diagnosis. While she was pregnant with her second son, Baruchowitz, then 39, experienced minor complications and her doctors ordered bed rest for several months as a precaution. Just a week before her due date, she was thrilled to get the green light to move around again.
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POTS patients commonly report that they’ve had some kind of bacterial or viral infection, such as mononucleosis, flu, or gastroenteritis, adds Blitshteyn. “They appear unable to recover and continue to experience fatigue, flu-like illness, dizziness, nausea, and headaches,” she adds.
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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is one of a group of disorders that have orthostatic intolerance (OI) as their primary symptom. OI describes a condition in which an excessively reduced volume of blood returns to the heart after an individual stands up from a lying down position.
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what is pott's disease
Pott's Disease is tuberculosis of the spine, usually beginning as a tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebrae and progressing to damage of the intervertebral disks. Pott's disease is a tuberculosis of the spine beginning as a tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebrae and progressing to damage of the intervertebral disks.