Am I dehydrated?

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Is It POTS, OH,
Here’s how to tell or Dehydration?
 Thirst
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 Rapid breathing
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 Unconsciousness or delirium
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 If your urine is a darker
Oxford University Press

Capillary Refill Test Images Obtained From

 The time it takes for the color to return to
an external capillary bed after pressure is
applied to cause blanching
Skin Turgor Test
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POTS (Postural Orthostatic Symptoms
Tachycardia Syndrome) Treatments: POTS & OH
POTS OH
-Increased HR -Hypotension
“Is the combination of an -Lightheadedness Non-pharmacological (POTS)
-Dizziness
exaggerated heart rate response to -Dizziness -Avoid overheating
standing, in association with -Lightheadedness -Elevate head of bed 10-30 degrees
-Fainting/Nausea
symptoms that improve that -Lifestyle management including diet,
recumbent” -Anxiety -Nausea sleep hygiene
-Brain Fog -Increase oral salt and water intake
 Average HR Adults 60-100 -Fatigue -Use of compression garments when
-Extreme Fatigue upright
BPM
-Problems with -Blurred Vision -Recumbent exercise program
 Supine-Standing after 10 min concentration -Rowing ergometer
if your Heart Rate is 130 BPM -Headache -Swimming or kicking laps with a kick
-Temperature
Board.
or greater than you have a deregulation
-Neck Pain -Upright Bike progress to Elliptical/
likelihood of being diagnosed -Tingling sensations Treadmill
with POTS. -Abdominal pain and
-Low back pain
OH (Orthostatic Diagnosis
bloating
-Palpitations
Non-pharmacological (OH)
-Regular cardiovascular and strengthening
Hypotension) -Light-headedness
exercises may reduce the symptoms
-Tilt Table Test -Move your legs while standing, to
encourage blood flow to flow your legs to
-Active Standing test -Visual disturbances a
Is a condition in which your blood your heart
few seconds after
standing -Gradual rising from supine and sitting
pressure falls significantly when you position especially in the morning
stand up quickly. -Compression garments

Pharmacological (OH & POTS)

 Average BP Adults 120/90 -Fludrocortisone (POTS, OH)
mmHG. -Midodrine (POTS, OH)
- Propanol (Beta Blocker) (POTS, OH)
 If your BP drops to 90/60 mmHG -Ivabradine (POTS)
-Intravenous Saline (POTS)
within 3 min of standing than you -Intermittent Infusion-Highly
have a greater chance of being symptomatic patients (POTS)
diagnosed with OH. -Avoidance of anti-hypertensive drugs:
nitrates, long-acting calcium channel
blockers, and diuretics-causes
vasodilation and volume depletion.
May worsen symptoms (OH)