The tired patient.
The management of the tired patient revolves primarily around a careful, detailed history, with specific emphasis placed on lifestyle factors and in particular ruling out a depressive illness. 'Time waits for no man' ... so say the sages--but it does wait for the GP in his or her evaluation of fatigue. Time is on our side. A careful follow up of the tired patient will aid in the future diagnosis of any evolving organic cause of the fatigue, and is also an integral part of the general management of the tired patient. These points are summarised in Table 2. So, remember, in the management of the tired patient 'mind your Ps and Qs'.
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D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans