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[quote=Anonymous]This is very concerning, OP because POTS alone should not cause generalized swelling. It could be cardiac insufficiency, different from POTS, and she would need a cardiac work-up. It could be kidney or liver disease, for which bloodwork of liver enzymes and more extensive kidney function is needed. It could be, if she's slender and not eating correctly, be a form of protein denutrition, in which case you need to ask for albumin bloodwork because you can rule it out based on that number. It could be a number of other things, such as latent tuberculosis or other serious things. If the swelling is generalized and uncomfortable, she needs to be hospitalized and put on a regimen to reduce the edemas. They will do all the bloodwork and cardiac work-up there. [/quote]
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