Recorded POTS diagnoses have risen more than tenfold since 2018, but more diagnoses do not equal more disease. 
This module covers why diagnoses are rising, how to make the diagnosis to consensus criteria, the conditions that are associated with POTS, and evidence-based management. Written for all grades, from foundation doctors and GPs to cardiology and neurology trainees, with specialist detail flagged where relevant. 

Describe the epidemiology of POTS before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and distinguish diagnostic prevalence from biological incidence.

Explain the main drivers of the rise in recorded diagnoses: post-infectious disease, ascertainment and coding, and patient-led diagnosis.

Apply current consensus diagnostic criteria, including how to perform and interpret a 10-minute active stand test.

Recognise the main differential diagnoses and the conditions commonly associated with POTS.

Outline a stepwise, evidence-based management plan and identify when to refer.

Recorded POTS diagnoses have risen more than tenfold since 2018, but more diagnoses do not necessarily equal more disease. This module covers why diagnoses are rising, how to make the diagnosis to consensus criteria, the conditions that are associated with POTS, and evidence-based management. Written for all grades, from foundation doctors and GPs to cardiology and neurology trainees, with specialist detail flagged where relevant.

POTS: rising incidence, diagnosis, related conditions and treatment

MedShr's Cardiology Group

MedShr Cardiology Essentials

MedShr Cardiology Concise Guides provided practical evidence based learning to support clinical practice and online learning for both generalists and cardiologists. 

Asif Qasim

MedShr Cardiology Concise Guides provided practical evidence based learning to support clinical practice and online learning for both generalists and cardiologists.