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Fatigue Causes
, Fatigue Differential Diagnosis
See Also
Fatigue
(includes
Fatigue Red Flags
)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fatigue Diagnostic Testing
Medication Causes of Fatigue
Causes
Psychogenic and lifestyle (80%)
Sleep
disorder (e.g.
Insomnia
)
Recovery from surgery (
Fatigue
may persist 12 weeks even following minor surgery)
Lifestyle
Work problems or dissatisfaction
Home finances and relationships
Sedentary lifestyle and deconditioning
Inadequate nutrition
Inadequate rest or
Overtraining
Mood Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Eating Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Substance Abuse
or medications
Illicit Drug
abuse
Alcohol
or
Alcohol Abuse
Tobacco
Caffeine
Amphetamine
s
Sedative-Hypnotic
s medications or
Tranquilizer
s
Causes
Organic (20%)
Infectious
Febrile states
Tuberculosis
HIV Infection
or
AIDS
Lyme Disease
Chronic
Mononucleosis
Influenza
Metabolic disorder
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypopituitarism
Addison's Disease
(
Adrenal Insufficiency
)
Cushing's Disease
Hematologic Disorder
Anemia
Lymphoma
Leukemia
Occult malignancy
Heavy Metal Toxicity
(e.g.
Lead Poisoning
)
Renal Disease
Acute Renal Failure
Chronic Renal Failure
Liver
Disease
Acute Hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Rheumatologic Disease
Fibromyalgia
Sjogren's Syndrome
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Giant Cell Arteritis
Polymyositis
or
Dermatomyositis
Connective Tissue Disease
Sarcoidosis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Gastrointestinal disorder
Celiac Disease
(
Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Neurologic
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson Disease
Narcolepsy
Dementia
Miscellaneous
See
Medication Causes of Fatigue
Sleep Apnea
Coronary Artery Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Vitamin Deficiency
References
Lipken in Dornbrand (1992) Ambulatory Care, p. 5-8
Goroll (2000) Primary Care Medicine, Lippincott, p. 41
Rosenthal (2008) Am Fam Physician 78(10): 1173-9 [PubMed]
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