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| Asthenia | |
| ICD-10 | R53 |
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| ICD-9 | 780.7 |
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Asthenia (Greek: ασθένεια, lit. lack of strength but also disease) is a medical term denoting a feeling of weakness without actual loss of strength.
Causes of asthenia
The condition is commonly seen in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders or chronic disorders of the heart, lungs or kidneys. Differentiating between asthenia and true muscular weakness is often difficult, and in time asthenia in chronic disorders is seen to progress into a primary weakness. Also a condition in which the body lacks or has lost strength either as a whole or in any of its parts. General asthenia occurs in many chronic wasting diseases, such as anemia and cancer, and is probably most marked in diseases of the adrenal gland. Asthenia may be limited to certain organs or systems of organs, as in asthenopia, characterized by ready fatiguability.
Common causes of asthenia
- Addison's disease
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Chemotherapy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Deconditioning / sedentary lifestyle
- Dehydration and electrolyte disturbance
- Drugs- Botulinum toxin, Metformin, Paroxetine
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- Heart disease
- Hypothyroidism
- Infections
- Medications including amiodarone, conjugated estrogen, caspofungin acetate
- Narcotics
- Paraneoplastic syndrome
- Pregnancy/postpartum
- Pulmonary disease
- Renal disease
- Sleep disorders
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Acamprosate calcium, Aprepitant, Bicalutamide, Busulfan, Cefaclor, Desmopressin, Docetaxel, Efavirenz, Eribulin, Fluvoxamine,Fosfomycin, Fulvestrant, Irinotecan hydrochloride, Meropenem, Nabilone,Ritonavir, Panitumumab, Pilocarpine, Pyridostigmine, Ribavirin, Sunitinib, Temozolomide |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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See also
References
- Adapted from: Hinshaw DB, Carnahan JM, Johnson DL. Depression, anxiety, and asthenia in advanced illness. J Am Coll Surg 2002;195:276.