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Diagnostic approach to fatigue in primary care topics, 2011

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Conditions commonly associated with fatigue

Psychosocial conditions

Medical conditions

Unexplained fatigue

Fatigue: diagnostic process

History

Examination

Red flags

Investigations

Fatigue in specific patient groups

Children

Adolescents

Young to middle-aged women

Young to middle-aged men

Older people

Fatigue in patients with pre-existing conditions

Persistent unexplained fatigue

Appendix 1. A guide to the prevalence of conditions associated with fatigue

Children and adolescents

Adults

Appendix 2. Worked examples estimating the post-test probability of disease

Breast cancer

Iron-deficiency anaemia

Glossary