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Tilt table test and beta blockers

Is tilt table test indicative with beta blockers for dysautonomia diagnosis? Or is it require drug withdrawal?
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Heart Rate response to beta-blockers in elderly vs adults [closed]

Beta-blockers act by decreasing the heart rate of the patient. Why is this response decreased in the elderly?
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Why is there no triptan on the WHO's list of essential medicine?

As a migraine sufferer myself I must admit, the existence of triptanes has made my life much better. If those would not exist, I might risk loosing my job if I have a bad phase of my migraines. So, ...
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How to know when it's a migraine, tension, cluster, sinus, or rebound headache?

How to know when it's a migraine, tension, cluster, sinus, or rebound headache? I've always thought I've had migraines and have been treated for such using daily beta-blockers. My symptoms have been ...
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