Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Who diagnoses POTS?

17 May 2023 · 1 min

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Short YouTube clip (Aaron Hartman, MD) explaining who typically diagnoses POTS. The speaker says POTS is usually diagnosed by clinicians with expertise in blood pressure control, kidney function, autoimmune and neurological issues — commonly neurologists, nephrologists (kidney doctors), functional medicine practitioners, naturopaths/alternative practitioners, and sometimes physical therapists focusing on the physical aspects.

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Two diagnosis pots. Well, POTS is usually diagnosed by someone who has a special expertise in blood pressure control, kidney function, autoimmune issues, and neurological issues. So sometimes you'll have neurologists that focus on pots, sometimes you'll have nephrologists or kidney doctors who focus on POTs, and sometimes you'll have neurologists who focus on POTs. In the functional medicine world, because we actually look at all these systems and how everything's interconnected, you have functional medicine doctors or practitioners or alternative practitioners, whether nature paths or others, even physical therapists who actually focus on the physical aspect of potential.