How to Use orthostatic in a Sentence

orthostatic

adjective
  • For people with orthostatic hypotension, even moving between bed and one’s wheelchair, or sitting up to eat breakfast, can pose a risk.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • One other thing that may help orthostatic intolerance is exercise, including, drum roll please, swimming.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Yet another 10 percent of faints are caused by orthostatic hypotension, a precipitous drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person stands up.
    — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
  • This could lead to vertigo (a dizzy, spinning sensation), fainting, or orthostatic hypotension (when your blood pressure drops too quickly upon standing up).
    — Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
  • She has been diagnosed with POTS, post orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which has caused heart problems.
    — cleveland, 2 June 2021
  • The program has helped post-covid patients dealing with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, an abnormal spike in heart rate that occurs after sitting up or standing.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Both girls now have a host of problems, including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which causes a person's heart rate to shoot up upon standing and lead to dizziness or fainting.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Dutasteride can have brutal side effects in some men, Rossi said, including a loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and a form of low pressure called orthostatic hypotension.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The ability to self-schedule helps Young manage her autism and a chronic illness called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which can cause a rapid heart rate or dizziness when standing up.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Postprandial hypotension is common in older adults and often co-occurs with orthostatic hypotension.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
  • People with severe anorexia of any kind can have orthostatic hypotension, heart rates lower than 60 beats per minute and electrolyte imbalances that may cause arrhythmias or even lead to cardiac arrest.
    — Kate Siber, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2022
  • One possibility is orthostatic tremor, a rare condition that's primarily present when someone is standing, Gupta said.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 July 2019
  • The good news, experts say, is there are protocols and treatments for POTS, which stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Porzingis, who said last year he had been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, missed two weeks shortly after the trade with a mysterious illness that was never publicly identified.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • The condition is officially known as initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH), which by definition should last no longer than a minute.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Others can develop something called POTS, which stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and can cause sharp spikes in the heart rate and dizziness.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • Metro reports that Chloe, from Haslingden, Lancsashire, has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
    — Sammy Nickalls, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome – a nervous system condition that has kept him out – Porzingis is continuing to rehab his Achilles.
    — Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And dysautonomia can present as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which is thought to be underdiagnosed.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 June 2024
  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a blood circulation disorder which can cause a heart rate increase, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 May 2022
  • So there is a category of disorders called POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Hinken, 36, has been living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) for 12 years.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
  • Risk factors for the condition include connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome as well as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
    — Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition that affects mostly young women from their teenage years to 40s.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Cases of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) have increased since the pandemic.
    — Devika Rao, theweek, 31 July 2024
  • Porzingis was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) last year, an illness that can cause chronic exhaustion, brain fog, a feeling of illness and other symptoms.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The 30-year-old Latvian center disclosed last October that he had been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a nervous system ailment that can impact heart rate and other areas of health.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Porzingis was diagnosed last season with an energy-zapping condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS.
    — Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Porzingis has only played in 17 games this season, has not played in a back-to-back since 2024, and has dealt with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) for several years.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

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