orthostatic
adjective
or·tho·stat·ic
ˌȯr-thə-ˈsta-tik 
: of, relating to, or caused by an upright posture
orthostatic hypotension
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The study didn’t monitor for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, that some research has linked with Covid vaccines.
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Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2024
For example, some evidence suggests that some people with COVID have developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after infection.
—Maressa Brown, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
Also called orthostatic hypotension, that type of dizziness results from gravity quickly moving blood from the upper body to the lower body.
—Isadora Baum, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
But orthostatic tremor is in a class by itself: a high-frequency tremor that primarily affects the legs and trunk, triggered by standing and relieved with movement.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
In addition to complex pediatric long Covid, Ayden had been diagnosed with orthostatic intolerance, an inability to remain upright without symptoms like lightheadedness, and dysautonomia, a dysfunction of the nerves that regulate involuntary body functions like heart rate and blood pressure.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
In addition to severe fatigue and PEM, core symptoms of ME/CFS include sleep dysfunction, pain, problems with thinking and memory, and difficulty maintaining blood pressure and other systems while standing, a condition known as orthostatic intolerance.
—Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 2 Feb. 2021
Prior to the pandemic, his older brother, Patrick, 14, had previously experienced frequent migraine and nausea, and had been diagnosed with autism and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)—an autonomic dysfunction that can cause lightheadedness, fainting, and rapid heartbeat.
—Popular Science, 16 Sep. 2020
Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2024
For example, some evidence suggests that some people with COVID have developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after infection.
—Maressa Brown, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
Also called orthostatic hypotension, that type of dizziness results from gravity quickly moving blood from the upper body to the lower body.
—Isadora Baum, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
But orthostatic tremor is in a class by itself: a high-frequency tremor that primarily affects the legs and trunk, triggered by standing and relieved with movement.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
In addition to complex pediatric long Covid, Ayden had been diagnosed with orthostatic intolerance, an inability to remain upright without symptoms like lightheadedness, and dysautonomia, a dysfunction of the nerves that regulate involuntary body functions like heart rate and blood pressure.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
In addition to severe fatigue and PEM, core symptoms of ME/CFS include sleep dysfunction, pain, problems with thinking and memory, and difficulty maintaining blood pressure and other systems while standing, a condition known as orthostatic intolerance.
—Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 2 Feb. 2021
Prior to the pandemic, his older brother, Patrick, 14, had previously experienced frequent migraine and nausea, and had been diagnosed with autism and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)—an autonomic dysfunction that can cause lightheadedness, fainting, and rapid heartbeat.
—Popular Science, 16 Sep. 2020
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orthostatic
adjective
or·tho·stat·ic
ˌȯr-thə-ˈstat-ik
: of, relating to, or caused by erect posture
orthostatic hypotension
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