This book describes the varying clinical manifestations of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) and provides a robust yet practical set of clinical tools for those managing patients suffering with this syndrome. Guidance is provided by a range of disciplines relevant to PoTS including general and specialist assessments, associated conditions, diagnostic considerations, therapy and service models. Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: A Concise and Practical Guide to Management and Associated Conditions presents the scientific background and practical information for the busy medical professional, illustrating key features with care-based materials to help them manage this condition, which can be a challenge for patients and clinicians alike.

This book entitled "Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): All That You Need to Know" will surely help readers to discover more about this condition. Each page of this book will guide you through the ABC's of the syndrome and how it can be managed. Through this book, discover the history and conception of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and how medical practitioners have been dealing with it over the past years. Be educated about POTS in the simplest terms and know who are mostly affected by it. This will help you become more aware of this condition and be of help to those loved ones that may be suffering from it. Here, you will learn about what causes POTS and the common conditions that are associated with the syndrome. You will also be able to understand the classification of POTS and its specific effects on different age groups. Postural Tachycardia Syndrome is one of the most often misdiagnosed conditions right now. So in this book, you will be taught about the symptoms of a person who might be suffering from POTS. Discover how these symptoms vary from each individual and to different age clusters. Moreover, this book will teach you about the triggers of POTS and the basic solutions for the symptoms experienced by POTS patients. Other helpful topics from this book include the criteria that one must fulfill in order to be diagnosed with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, and the various tests to use in confirming the diagnosis like the Tilt-Table Test and Catecholamine test. As being diagnosed with POTS is life changing to its sufferers, you will also be taught here about the different life adjustments patients could practice in order to continue being functional. This will help you to know how you can contribute to the patients' day to day welfare. This is will be a great help for those diagnosed with POTS or people who have loved ones with POTS. Lastly, this book will also guide you on knowing about POTS medications, their possible side effects, and how to prevent them or at least lessen their blows on patients. This is necessary because medication and treatment for those with POTS are a little bit hard and complicated since it affects each person differently. This will definitely help people who want to help others diagnosed with POTS, people who are looking after someone who have POTS, and most especially POTS patients themselves. Know the basics about this syndrome and be an agent in helping patients who are having a hard time fighting this condition. Remember that it is always good to be ready in case you meet a patient that might need help. Thank you for reading this book and enjoy!

Second EditionPOTS - Together We Stand: Riding the Waves of Dysautonomia is a collaborative effort of many doctors, teachers, counselors, parents and patients who wove this tapestry. Initially conceptualized as a survival guide for children, teens, young adults and parents; it quickly transcended into this unprecedented, critical volume. This encompassing work responds to the many desperate and heartbreaking pleas of those affected by dysautonomia; included are clear explanations of medical information, evidenced-based research, best practices for clinical diagnoses and treatment options, alternative/complimentary medicine approaches, non-medical strategies, coping techniques, helpful tips, patient rights and options, and inspiring narrative accounts of people living with the syndrome around the globe. The book contributors and its readers join hand in hand to represent the POTS dysautonomia community's shared struggles and hopes, concerns and endeavors, unequivocally serving as a living testament that "Together We Stand." This is the 3rd Edition!

This comprehensive book addresses all elements of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and sleep interaction, as well as ANS alterations in sleep and how these impact primary and comorbid sleep dysfunction. It meets the market need for a comprehensive text that deals with ANS changes in sleep and how these impact various neurological, medical, and primary sleep disorders. Organized into three parts, the book begins with a review of the foundational bodily systems that participate in coordination of ANS activity with other homeostatic responses such as respiration, cardiovascular reflexes, and responses to stress. Part two then examines methods of laboratory evaluation and the “why, when, how” of interpreting heart rate variability in sleep. To conclude, the final section of the book broadly covers the many clinical aspects of ANS, including insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, sleep related epilepsy, and acute autonomic neuropathy. Autonomic Nervous System and Sleep enhances the reader's understanding of the pathophysiology of various disorders, and explains how to apply this profound understanding is important to new lines of therapy to improve morbidity.

The Handbook of Clinical Neurology series volumes provide comprehensive summaries of recent research on the brain and nervous system as they relate to clinical neurology. Cardiac disorders and diseases may often co-occur with, or cause, subsequent neurological disorders. Heart and Neurologic Disease identifies the top cardiac diseases and disorders most likely to have neurological disorders, how they will present, and how they are best treated. It identifies the mechanisms of action explaining why the conditions co-occur, and what clinicians should look for symptom wise, and how risk may be assessed. Coverage includes genetic cardiac disorders, cardiac trauma, surgery, infection, disease, and arrhythmia. - Identifies the top cardiac diseases and disorders most likely to have neurological complications - Specifies how the neurological complication will present and advance and how it should be treated - Discusses the mechanism of action—why the two conditions co-occur - Includes genetic conditions, trauma, surgery, infection, disease, arrythmias, and more - Covers prevention and risk assessment

"The Dysautonomia Project" is a much needed tool for physicians, patients, or caregivers looking to arm themselves with the power of knowledge. It combines current publications from leaders in the field of autonomic disorders with explanations for doctors and patients about the signs and symptoms, which will aid in reducing the six-year lead time to diagnosis.

Park's Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners is the essential medical reference book for the ever-changing field of pediatric cardiology. Comprehensive in its content, it provides the practical guidance you need to diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease. From history and physical examination through preventative treatment and the management of special problems, the fully revised 6th edition incorporates all of the latest concepts in cardiology, distilled in a way that is understandable to pediatricians, family practitioners, NPs, and PAs alike. "...a concise reference book; Students and clinician; practicing Pediatric cardiology will continue to find Park's Pediatric Cardiology book to be easy to read and refer for the precise information readily." Reviewed by: BACCH Newsletter, March 2015 Apply the latest knowledge and methods with coverage of surgical techniques in pediatric cardiology, the application of interventional non-surgical techniques, blood pressure standards, and cardiac arrhythmia treatments. Easily grasp the latest techniques with helpful line drawings throughout. Select the best approaches for your patients with extensive coverage of special problems, including congestive heart failure and syncope. Take advantage of the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in pediatric cardiology. Every topic and chapter has been revised and updated to reflect the latest medical and surgical treatments for all congenital and acquired heart diseases. New surgical approaches, including hybrid procedures, have been updated. A special focus has been placed on noninvasive imaging techniques, normative blood pressure standards, suggested approaches to pediatric hypertension, detection and management of lipid abnormalities as recommended by the Expert Panel, pediatric arrhythmias (including long QT syndrome), and much more. Access the full text online at Expert Consult.