[Fatigue: review and systematic approach to potential causes].
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.
Guessous
Idris
I
Département de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Idris.Guessous@chuv.ch
Favrat
Bernard
B
Cornuz
Jacques
J
Verdon
François
F
D005221:Fatigue / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans