The questions answered in this podcast are listed below.
They were compiled by GPs and professional attendees at our face-to-face seminars around Australia.

1. What is the usual natural history of POTS?
2. How can GPs access support for management?
3. Which specialty should manage POTS?
4. Does POTS commonly occur in women with ADHD?
5. How can POTS be distinguished from eating disorders?
6. Can symptoms occur from sitting to standing rather than lying to standing?
7. How can a GP perform an Active Stand Test in a standard consultation to assess for POTS?
8. When assessing for POTS, does the required 30 bpm increase in heart rate need to occur at a specific time point during the 10-minute standing test, or can it occur at any stage during the test?
9. What non-pharmacological strategies should GPs implement before considering medication for patients with POTS?
10. Are there specialist clinics that GPs can refer complex POTS cases to for assessment and management support?

Expert: Dr Marie-Claire Seeley, Clinical Nurse & CEO, Australian POTS Foundation

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP & Medical Educator

Total time: 49 mins

Recommended resources:

• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A State-of-the-Art Review
• POTS foundation