If you suspect a patient has dysautonomia, workup includes orthostatic blood pressures and laboratory tests of the autonomic nervous system (tilt table test, heart rate variability, QSART, etc.). Often, you can treat the underlying disease. If it is an autoimmune autonomic neuropathy, it may be responsive to IVIG or PLEX.
Signs/Symptoms Indicating Orthostatic Hypotension
Other Signs/Symptoms Indicating Autonomic Dysfunction Dryness
Eating Symptoms
Bowel Symptoms
Bladder Symptoms
Sexual Symptoms
Other Symptoms
Morbidity
Prior Workup
Prior Treatment Conservative measures tried for orthostatic hypotension
Pharmacologic treatments tried for orthostatic hypotension