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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...
Pott's puffy tumor, first described by Sir Percivall Pott in 1760, is a rare clinical entity characterized by subperiosteal abscess associated with osteomyelitis.It is characterized by an osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, either direct or through haematogenic spread.
Dysautonomia, autonomic failure, or autonomic dysfunction is a condition in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. This may affect the functioning of the heart, bladder, intestines, sweat glands, pupils, and blood vessels.
Pott's disease, or Pott disease, named for British surgeon Percivall Pott who first described the symptoms in 1799, [1] is tuberculosis of the spine, [2] [3] usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system, which controls body functions we often don’t think about, such as heart rate and blood pressure.
Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is the development of symptoms when standing upright that are relieved when reclining. [1] There are many types of orthostatic intolerance. OI can be a subcategory of dysautonomia, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system [2] occurring when an individual stands up. [3]
In June, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky went public with her POTS diagnosis. She tells 'Women's Health' how she managed symptoms amid the 2024 Paris Olympics.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]