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Extreme exhaustion

MedGen UID:
75801
•Concept ID:
C0277794
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Extreme Exhaustion; Prostration
SNOMED CT: Extreme exhaustion (84946008); Prostration (84946008)

Definition

Extreme fatigue; inability to respond to stimuli. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExtreme exhaustion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Blood testing in chronic pain management.
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Heat- and cold-induced injuries in athletes: evaluation and management.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

T-cell dysfunction as a potential contributing factor in post-COVID-19 mucormycosis.
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Mycoses 2023 Mar;66(3):202-210. Epub 2022 Nov 4 doi: 10.1111/myc.13542. PMID: 36305225Free PMC Article
Assessing the health effects of long-term exposure to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in the control of malaria in endemic regions.
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"I could not lift my arm holding the fork...". Living with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Söderlund A, Skoge AM, Malterud K
Scand J Prim Health Care 2000 Sep;18(3):165-9. doi: 10.1080/028134300453377. PMID: 11097102

Diagnosis

What is causing this patient's extreme exhaustion and headache?
Feldhausen D
JAAPA 2020 Mar;33(3):54-56. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000654212.41559.3e. PMID: 32097218
Main neuroendocrine features, diagnosis and therapeutic possibilities in the chronic fatigue syndrome, an underdiagnosed entity.
Amihăesei IC, Cojocaru E
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2014 Jul-Sep;118(3):688-91. PMID: 25341286
"I could not lift my arm holding the fork...". Living with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Söderlund A, Skoge AM, Malterud K
Scand J Prim Health Care 2000 Sep;18(3):165-9. doi: 10.1080/028134300453377. PMID: 11097102

Therapy

Personal protective equipment and intensive care unit healthcare worker safety in the COVID-19 era (PPE-SAFE): An international survey.
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What is causing this patient's extreme exhaustion and headache?
Feldhausen D
JAAPA 2020 Mar;33(3):54-56. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000654212.41559.3e. PMID: 32097218
Assessing the health effects of long-term exposure to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in the control of malaria in endemic regions.
Anyanwu EC, Ehiri JE, Kanu I, Morad M, Ventegodt S, Merrick J
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Shi-quan-da-bu-tang (ten significant tonic decoction), SQT. A potent Chinese biological response modifier in cancer immunotherapy, potentiation and detoxification of anticancer drugs.
Zee-Cheng RK
Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 1992 Nov;14(9):725-36. PMID: 1294861

Clinical prediction guides

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