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Fatigue

Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical Findings

Fatigue is a state of being without energy for a prolonged period of time. The word is used in two contexts: in the medical sense, and in the sense of ordinary tiredness.

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Classification
ICD-10 Chapter
XVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 1
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 2
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIII
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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2. Wikipedia: Fatigue
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, disease-category statement
    In the medical sense, fatigue is seen as a symptom, and is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease, organ failure, mood disorders, heart disease, infectious diseases, and post-infectious-disease states.
  • Lead section, body-system statement
    In the medical sense, fatigue is seen as a symptom, and is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease, organ failure, mood disorders, heart disease, infectious diseases, and post-infectious-disease states.
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement
    In the medical sense, fatigue is seen as a symptom, and is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease, organ failure, mood disorders, heart disease, infectious diseases, and post-infectious-disease states.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (lymphatic-immune)
    In the medical sense, fatigue is seen as a symptom, and is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease, organ failure, mood disorders, heart disease, infectious diseases, and post-infectious-disease states.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (muscular)
    Physical fatigue results from muscle fatigue brought about by intense physical activity.
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