Core Em Podcast

This week we discuss the disutility of orthostatic vital signs as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected volume loss. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_140_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Cardiology, Orthostatic Hypotension Show Notes Summary: Based on the limited available evidence, it’s unlikely orthostatic vital sign measurement can be used to determine which patients have volume loss and which do not. The baseline prevalence of orthostatic vital signs is common and patients will not always develop orthostatic vital signs in response to volume loss. Therefore, there will both be patients who are orthostatic by numbers without volume loss and there will be patients with volume loss who are not orthostatic by number