Fatigue resident survival guide
| Fatigue Resident Survival Guide |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Infection
- Diabetes
- Hypercalcemia
- Anemia
- Rheumatologic diseases
- Neurologic injury
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Thyroid insufficiency
- Hepatic-insufficiency
- Renal insufficiency
- Cardiopulmonary diseases
- Congestive heart failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Atypical angina
- Myopathy
- Medications
- Sedative-hypnotics
- Analgesics
- Antihypertensives
- Antidepressants
- Muscle relaxants
- Opioids
- Antibiotics
- Anticancer agents (like cisplatin and Etoposide)
- Substance abuse
- Psychological Causes:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Somatization disorder
- Dysthymic disorder
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- After malignancy treatment, patients can experience different patterns of fatigue from chemotherapy, radiation treatment, or surgery[1].
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ Greenberg DB (2002). "Clinical Dimensions of Fatigue". Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 4 (3): 90–93. doi:10.4088/pcc.v04n0301. PMC 181235. PMID 15014735.