Orthostatic intolerance defines a group of symptoms characterized by cerebral hypo-perfusion and/or sympathetic activation that appear on standing upright and remit in the supine position. Patients may complain of headache, nausea, abdominal pain, light headedness, diminished concentration, syncope, anxiety, weakness, fatigue, exercise intolerance, palpitations, dyspepsia, and chest pain. POTS criteria: increased heart rate 30 beats/min or more contractions within the first 10 min of a change in the vertical position, there is no position-induced hypo-tension, orthostatic intolerance symptoms. POTS is the most common form of orthostatic intolerance. This is the most common syndrome among young people, who have autonomic dysfunction clinic. POTS patients ages - young, between 14 and 45 years. POTS ethology is heterogeneous. It was found that POTS can cause a variety of reasons, but which is primary and which are secondary - remains unclear. We assessed the case: 28 years old patient was hospitalized to Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas hospital for Abnormal nor epinephrine surgical treatment of oesophageal achalasia. The start of surgery clearance and adrenergic receptor sensitivity in idiopathic (laparoscopic cardiomiotomy) and gas insuffliation was madeorthostatic intolerance.without any complications. But when the patient‘s position was changed (reverse Tredelenburg) was monitorised atrial flutter (he-art rate 130 beats per minute, blood pressure 146/106 mmHg). For atrial flutter correction were used KCl, Mg SO4, and intravenous esmolol. After that, heart rate gradually decreased from 130 beats/ min to 92-80 beats/min. During all surgery, the patient‘s condition was stable, but a normal sinus rhythm observed at the end of operation, when the patient was returned to her primary position.There was a research in Mayo Clinic (Minnesota, USA) which objective - to investigate perioperative patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) preparation, and to identify unexpected complications during operation. The research was conducted on the 152 patients to identify all surgical procedures performed during general anaesthesia between January 1, 1993 andDecember 31, 2006 at Mayo Clinic. There were selected 13 patients (12 women, 1 man) of 152. From research there was found that autonomic dysfunction associated with POTS may present unusual physiologic challenges in the perioperative period.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in primary care: diagnosis, treatment and a case of African-American man presenting with POTS
