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Exercise intolerance
Exercise intolerance is a clinical finding in which a person is unable to exert his or herself physically for as long or as intensely as would be considered normal for the person's age. Exertion may be limited by shortness of breath, weakness, or pain.
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A 41-year old asked:
What are signs of exercise intolerance?
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A 42-year old asked:
What could cause exercise intolerance in a thin 17 year-old?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What type of doctor should I see for exercise intolerance?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can my anxiety and depression problems cause me to have exercise intolerance? How?
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A 28-year old male asked:
If all of my general health assessments indicate I'm healthy, but I'm still having exercise intolerance, what type of doctor do you recommend seeing?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the causes of exercise intolerance, and how does one acquire the disease?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can being underweight cause tiredness and exercise intolerance?
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A 36-year old female asked:
RE: Exercise Intolerance- the mitochondrial disorder. Is it possible that this and CFS could be one and the same? Any studies done to check this out?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Hello I have severe exercise intolerance from lactic acid build up. I've been having uncontrollable weight gain, but eat very healthy. Any tips on WL?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can denervation of a muscle cause symptoms of muscle cramping and exercise intolerance?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can denervation of a muscle cause symptoms of muscle cramping and exercise intolerance?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Have been having constant chest pain which radiates to my back for 5 days, EKG normal, exercise intolerance, but ativan (lorazepam) relieved.What could it be?help
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A 35-year old asked:
What could cause a vitamin d deficiency and exercise intolerance?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Tsh: 0.013(0.27-4.7), ft4: 19.7(12-22), ft3: 5.2(3.1-6.8). Exercise intolerance, tired & breathlessness. To wait & recheck later or any advice?
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A 27-year old female asked:
How long can you safely be on a beta-blocker? I started 50mg atenolol at 19 (bp was 180/80) and am currently 27, but have been noticing increasing side effects (fatigue, palpitations, exercise intolerance). I have no other life-threatning ailments?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Incredibly fatigued and lightheaded. Exercise intolerance Despite exercising for years. Bp & heart rate lying down 98/64, 67. After 10 standing 114/72, 90? Can that increased heart be causing my symptoms?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Echo one year ago with an EF of 35 to 45. Echo yesterday with EF of 20%. There are no symptoms. No fatigue, exercise intolerance, shortness of breath, swelling. Is it possible the echos EF is wrong? Can someone have an EF of 20 have no symptoms?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What adrenal issues cause shortness of breath, severe stress intolerance, weak immunity, exercise intolerance? Gp wants me 2 c specialist for adrenals.
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A 21-year old female asked:
LBBB, pre excitation, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, can't do daily activities, extreme fatigue, chest pain. Restrictive cardiomyopathy?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Incredibly fatigued and lightheaded. Exercise intolerance despite exercising for years. Bp & heart rate lying down 98/64, 67. After 10 min standing 114/72, 90 despite being hydrated. Can that increased heart on standing be causing my symptoms?
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A 27-year old male asked:
What does it mean when ativan (lorazepam) stops pvc's and restores heart rhythm when consumed? Stress echo & 24hr holter okay 1 yr ago, new exercise intolerance.
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A 43-year old male asked:
Is exercise intolerance the first symptom of air trapping in lung? 43year male , 23 year smoker my spirometry result. Fvc 106% of predicted fev1 95% of predited fev1/fvc 73% fef25/75 62% of predicted ferf 125% of predicted will take the dlco and rv te
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A 57-year old male asked:
I am a 57 yr old male and over the last 3 years have developed numerous symptoms my doctor(s) are unable to explain. The few I am most concerned about do affect my functionality: memory, slow thinking, exercise intolerance, resting pulse 48, one eye out o
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A 30-year old female asked:
Question for MDs that have actually treated a patient with POTS: what intervention did you see the best results from for symptom management? Symptoms: Fatigue, Brain fog, Memory Recall, Exercise Intolerance, Occasional Swallowing/breathing issues;
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A 21-year old female asked:
Would heart failure be possible after normal resting echo? Pains, vomiting, collapse, tachycardia on standing and complete exercise intolerance 5 months. Possible pots but symptoms so severe i worry.
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A 34-year old male asked:
My muscle biopsy says I have chronic denervation. I have exercise intolerance and bad muscle cramping. I did genetic testing that included mcardles disease and metabolic diseases and they all were negative. Could this still be metabolic a disease?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can a Vitamin D deficiency cause muscle weakness, shakiness and exercise intolerance? I have low vitamin D,I'm being treated, on week 2, feel awful
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A 44-year old female asked:
What causes an abnormal septal motion? Echo showed that and ejection fraction at 50%. Experiencing exercise intolerance, shortness of breath, exhaustion muscle fatigue all over body all the time?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Echo show abnormal septal motion. Then had cardiac MRI w/stress which everything is normal on MRI. I'm a runner, workout 4-5 days/week &healthy. Now I have shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, exhaustion. What else to consider?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Severe SOB, exercise intolerance, chestpain, high/weak heartrate, barrel chest, early nail clubbing, swollen abdomen.Normal ekg, echo,lungfunctiontest?
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