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Table 2 Abnormalities identified across visits (n = 38 patients with abnormality at any time)

From: Physiological assessment of orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome

First visit

Second visit

Third visit

Normal

Normal

POSH

Normal

Normal

OH

Normal

Normal

Supine ↓CO2

Normal

POSH

 

Normal

POSH

 

Normal

POTS

Normal

POSH

Normal

Normal

POSH

Normal

Normal

POSH

Normal

 

POSH

Normal

Normal

POSH

POSH

Normal

POSH

POSH

 

POSH

POSH

Supine ↓CO2

POSH

OH

Normal

POSH

POTS/POSH/OH

POTS/POSH

POSH

Supine ↓CO2

 

POSH

Supine ↓CO2/OH

 

POSH

  

POSH

  

POSH

  

POSH

  

POSH

  

POTS

Normal

 

POTS

POSH

POSH

POTS

OH

Normal

POTS

  

POTS/POSH

POSH

POSH

POTS/POSH

POSH

 

POTS/POSH

POTS

POSH

POTS/POSH

Supine ↓CO2 /POTS

POTS/POSH

Supine ↓CO2

POSH

 

Supine ↓CO2

POSH

 

Supine ↓CO2

POSH

 

Supine ↓CO2

Supine ↓CO2

 

OH

POSH/OH

 

POTS/POSH/OH

Supine ↓CO2

Supine ↓CO2/OH

Supine ↓CO2/OH

POSH

POTS/POSH

Supine ↓CO2/OH/POTS

POSH

POSH

  1. POSH, postural orthostatic syndrome of hypocapnia; Supine ↓CO2, supine hypocapnia; POTS, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; OH, Orthostatic hypotension