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Fatigue

AUTHOR:
Joseph Mort
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Develop a broad differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with fatigue.
  2. Differentiate between fatigue and weakness based on history and physical exam findings.
  3. Recognize fatigue as a common symptom in psychiatric diseases.
  4. Recognize common disorders of sleep that can lead to fatigue and identify the diagnostic test used for evaluation of these conditions.
  5. List medications used for the management of daytime sleepiness.
Section
AccessMedicine > Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Guide, 4e > Approach to the Patient with Fatigue - Case 1 > CONSTRUCTING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Case File
AccessMedicine > Vanderbilt Internal Medicine and Pediatric Curriculum > 17 > Chronic Fatigue

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