What’s a cardiologist appointment going to entail

@Astraeuss This is hard to answer because healthcare functions so differently everywhere.

Here, I would expect the appointment to be mostly information gathering - so asking about your medications, symptoms, diet if it is relevant. Listening to your heart and taking blood pressure and heart rate.

Here, majority of testing isn't done at a doctors clinic. We get sent to a lab, to imaging, etc. Tilt table tests are one I have heard being done for POTS.  There are also blood pressure/heart rate monitors that can be set up for 24+ hours, I'm not sure if that is something that is typically done for suspected POTS. In other countries from what I have heard some of those tests are commonly done during the appointment.

If it were me, I would expect to be sent for more bloodwork too, as pretty much all of my specialists want something done, but it's never at the appointment It's possible he will be happy with the results he already has though. I do find doctors tend to avoid requesting bloodwork from children (teens included) unless they feel it's really important.

@AffyAvo

thank you, I hope I don’t need more bloodwork :’), my doctor literally wrote things in on the blood work sheet to get me tested for, it was a full screening of stuff. I’ve definitely heard of the tilt table test but I’ve also seen people say that most doctors will just make you lay down for 10 minutes then stand up so I have no clue on that one. I haven’t heard getting hooked up to a monitor yet but that seems alright, so thank you for the heads up on that one. Also hopefully things were shared between doctors.

thank you tons

Here's some information on the tilt table test https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/tilt-table-test/about/pac-20395124

I have never had it done, but know quite a few people who have done it.

@Astraeuss

As another poster said the difference can vary greatly .... if you were referred to this doctor by your family doctor generally all your records including what your doctor suspects etc  are shared so it is not as if you are starting from scratch. 

A bunch of questions may be asked and they may want additional tests including blood as there are so many different things looked at in blood tests from basic to complete studies.  depending on how complete your last blood test was or if a specific thing is being looked at in blood levels. 

@toughTiger6481

hopefully the records were shared. As I mentioned above my doctor literally wrote things to in to test for on my blood work so hopefully it’s enough. Thank you for the reply 

@Astraeuss

Your anxiety about seeing a cardiologist is completely normal.  I really can’t give you medical advice.  But I can tell you that I have POTS.  I developed it after I had Covid. And it’s treatable.  Good luck at the dr.  Let us know how it goes!