Fatigue

Fatigue Causes:

• • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Overexertion

  • Anemia

  • Pancreatic ca, colon ca, lung ca, lymphomas, leukemia

  • Adrenal insufficiency, cushing's syndrome, electrolyte abnormalities, Hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, Diabetes mellitus.

  • Pregnancy

  • Myasthenia gravis, chronic pain, Parkinson's dz, multiple sclerosis, dementia,

  • Hepatitis, infectious mononucleosis, endocarditis, TB, AIDS,

  • SLE

  • IBD

  • Adrenal insufficiency, cushing's syndrome, electrolyte abnormalities, Hyperthyroidism, hypopituitaris, hypothyroidism, Diabetes mellitus.

  • CHF

  • CKD

  • Chronic lung disease

  • Nutritional deficits

  • Drug withdrawal.

In infants and children, fatigue is not expressed verbally but manifests as withdrawal from normal activities, irritability, loss of interest in the surroundings, and excessive sleeping.