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Tilt Table Testing 01

Topic: Pharmacology

Created on Wednesday, August 29 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Wednesday, August 29 2007.

Which of the following tilt table studies is most consistent with orthostatic hypotenstion?

 
        A)
 
        B)
 
        C)
 
        D)
 
        E)
 

 


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A)

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This tilt table study is most consistent with normal physiology.  (See References)

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B)

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This tilt table study is most consistent with orthostatic hypotenstion.  (See References)

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C)

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This tilt table study is most consistent with normal physiology.  (See References)

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D)

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This tilt table study is most consistent with cardiodepressor syncope.  (See References)

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E)

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This tilt table study is most consistent with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).  (See References)

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References:

1. Mathias, C.J. (2004). Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, 4th Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia. Pp. 2403-2439.
2. Victor, M., and Ropper, A.H. (2001). Adams and Victor\'s Principles of Neurology, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York.
3. Actual tilt table data courtesy of Thomas Chelimsky, M.D., at University Hospitals of Cleveland (2007).
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Tilt Table Testing 01
Question ID: 08290700
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 08/29/2007
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