"Creating Awareness One Parish at a Time"
We are the VOICE and the STRENGTH for those who struggle for a diagnosis of dysautonomia, due to lack of education and awareness. We are the HELPING HANDS that find resources for our members and their caretakers, so no one travels this journey alone. We are here to bring KNOWLEDGE and AWARENESS to medical providers and the general public, so dysautonomia is no longer unheard of.
LET'S BE SOCIAL!
We aim to share our stories with hospitals, health care offices, families, and friends. Our goal is to find caregivers and individuals who go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. We are here to inspire, advocate, be the example, pave the way, and cast a light into the vast darkness that comes with a chronic illness like dysautonomia. If we reach just one person, so they do not struggle for years to receive a diagnosis and proper treatment, then we have achieved our goal. We will work tirelessly until every parish, hospital, school, and community in Louisiana have been touched by our group.
DYSAUTONOMIA
[ dis-aw-tuh-noh-mee-uh ]
Dysautonomia, or autonomic dysfunction, is a condition which affects the proper function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This affects the heart, bladder, intestines, sweat glands, pupils and blood vessels.
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-Cleveland Clinic
"Creating Awareness One Parish at a Time"
Dr. Umesh Patel, MD FACC
Louisiana Heart Center
39 Starbrush Circle,
Covington, LA 70433.
Office: 985-871-4155
Fax: 985-871-4483
Email: u.patel@laheart.org
Websites:
Please download new patient forms from www.laheart.org before your visit.
Forward the questionnaires and release of medical information forms.
Forward any cardiovascular tests done in past three years and labs done in past year.
Write a list of symptoms and frequency in approximate date order.
Record blood pressure and heart rate while laying down, sitting and standing 3 to 5 minutes apart on a good day, as well as on a symptomatic day. Check in the same arm every time. Do not check in both arms, or over analyze the readings!
Read The Dysautonomia Project’s Understanding Autonomic Nervous System Disorders Book by Dr. Charles Thompson & Kelly Freeman (left side for patients, right side for doctors).
UMESH A. PATEL, MD FACC