Fatigue

Fatigue

c/o lack of physical and or mental energy that is perceived by the person as interfering with normal daily activites.
1. Scope= no fatigue to exhaustion
  1. 3 Defining Characteristics of Fatgue:
    1. feeling of weakness causing inability to perform certain activities
    2. Easily fatigued/ Reduced performanace
    3. Mental fatigue causing impaired concentration, memory loss and emotional instability
      1. Leading Causes of Fatigue
        Waste product accumulation
        Insufficient supply of substances
        An inflammatory process/response
        Risk Factors
        All ages at risk Greatest risk in older adults and women
        med conditions/tx nutritional status lifestyle choices
        Primary Preventions *Exercise *Good nutrition *adequate sleep *managing stress *vitamin supplements
        Secondary Prevention *population-wide screening efforts to reduce *use fatigue screening tool to ask add't questions to high-risk patients
        Collaborative Interventions *managing poor lifestyle/disease *treat underlying condition to reduce fatigue *exercise/rest therapy *sleep hygiene *nutrition teaching *stress management *pharmacological tx *psychological care
  2. usually normal & relieved by mental or physical rest but considered abnormal when persistent or severe
    1. Temporary or chronic (>6 months)
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Assessment
1. * Subjective/personal description *onset/course *duration & daily pattern *Factors that alleivate or exacerbate *impact on daily life
2. Physical Exa,m *inspection: general appearance, gait, skin *palpitation: lymph adenopathy, thyroid nodules, & goiter *auscultation: heart & lungs underlying conditions
  1. *Diagnostic test to rule out underlying dx

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	Created by Crystal Parker over 6 years ago