title: [Fatigue: review and systematic approach to potential causes].
abstract: Fatigue is defined as a sensation of exhaustion during or after usual activities. As much as one third of patients consulting a primary care physician report this complaint. After investigation, two-thirds of the patients have a somatic or psychiatric diagnosis. This review presents a seven-step approach to the patient who complains of fatigue.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Idris.Guessous@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Idris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guessous
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Favrat
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cornuz
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verdon
mesh_terms: D005221:Fatigue / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans