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Fatigue from exertion
Fatigue from exertion is a clinical finding that may be normal or abnormal in which a person feels tiredness and weakness after physical exercise or significant labor.
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have severe exhaustion and fatigue on mild exertion and have been unable to perform normal activities?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Echo diagnosis diastolic dys 2 have edema fatigue sob with exertion can other test find reason behind symptoms or is normal experience?
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A 44-year old female asked:
For CFS, must I be fatigued only after exertion to fit diagnosis? I feel fatigued ALL the time- no rhyme or reason, currently being evaluated
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A 18-year old male asked:
Why does post-exertional malaise not kick in until the following day for me? Moderate exertion causes extreme fatigue and/or joint pain the next day.
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A 18-year old female asked:
17yr old daughter is high level athlete. Put on monitor for a week due to complaints of fatigue with exertion. Came back with heartrate avg85 min 50 max208. Average seems awfully high for someone who is in such good shape?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Athlete diagnosed with IST. I looked it up and it says that resting hr is always above 100. my symptoms are only with exertion... hr really high (>200) very quickly, fatigue after it happens, lightheaded. what else could be wrong?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Resting heart rate is higher than usual (85-90bpm).experiencing profound fatigue after exertion over past months.high level athlete.well hydrated?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Is it true that aerobic exercise is fatal for people with exhausted adrenals/chronic fatigue? Can post-exertion malaise progress to post-exertion death? And what is the mechanism of fatality in that situation?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can cause tiredness, breathlessness on exertion, and an enlarged heart?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why does having a hole in the heart cause tiredness, breathlessness on exertion, and an enlarged heart?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have recenty been diagnosed as patient with sarcoidosis, I have fatigue and exertional dyspnoea.Do i need treatment?I have asthma and diabetic.
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can you have angina without chest pain? My left shoulder on the top becomes painful during exertion but no other symptoms. No chest pain, no fatigue, no shortness breath. It goes away when I stop. CBC was normal?
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A 31-year old asked:
What's wrong if exercise and physical exertion causes fever, muscle ache and fatigue?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Accelerated sinus tachycardia in athlete with exertion causes?feel very fatigued when it's bad. Complete blood work norm, no anxiety.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can bronchitis be triggered by exertion: using stairs and doing extra effort like moving & talking for a long time? Or could that just be fatigue?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can ANYONE make ANY sense of all these symptoms?Mainly constant/severe fatigue/pain,visual/mental haze upon mild exertion taking days to weeks to recover from,constantly feeling dehydrated,muscle/joint pain constant,etc PLEASE HELP symptoms over10yrs
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A female asked:
What could cause severe muscle weakness with degeneration, and pain. weight loss, extreme fatigue, especially with exertion, difficulty breathing?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What would be your top 5 DDx for 29yo male with EXTREME fatigue, headaches, brain fog, impending doom/death (on occasion), orthostatic intolerance, post exertion malaise, and misc cardiovascular Sx? All "standard" labs/imaging normal so far.
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A 35-year old male asked:
Im male. My symptoms are my body cant cool itself in the heat, I cant slow my breath down after exertion, and I have chronic thirst and fatigue. I also get bad muscle cramping. My thyroid tests are normal. Can this be another hormone issue?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What kind of conditions can cause , constant fatigue , muscle cramps , excessive sweating , body pain (exertion) , chest pain , shoulder pain and more?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Should I have ACDF C4-7 surgery? Had EKG readout says Sinus Brady, Possible Lft Atrial Enlarge and Incomplete Rt Bundle Branch Block. Forgot to mention fatigue and heart palp on exertion as I don't do it much. Did mention chest pain from a month ago?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Mild dyspnea-increases on exertion, lower back pain, fatigue, difficult to concentrate, cold hands/feet, painless blisters on end of tongue. Help!
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A 41-year old female asked:
Long long term high dose Ritalin use (prescribed) now causing extreme fatigue, dark red fingers tips and feet(almost black) and hot with any exertion, tachycardia, SOB, shakiness, confusion, painful skin, all day long nausea, CP w/exertion?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Armpit,neck nodes tender, not swollen. Xtreme fatigue, short of breath (esp w/ exertion), cough,chest pain night sweats.Edema & weight gain 2 days ago?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can a mitral stenosis or enlarged left atrial appendage in the heart cause muscle cramping, aching, fatigue, and heaviness in the arms and legs during exercise and exertion?
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A 38-year old female asked:
General weakness and fatigue shortness of breath, particularly during exertion or exercise lightheadedness and dizziness chest pain heart palpitations fainting attacks high blood pressure edema, or swelling, of your feet, ankles, and legs
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A 46-year old female asked:
3 kidney infections/UTI recently, high WBC, RBC, Large blood urine, high protein,ALT(SGPT), gravity, urobilinogen, leukocyte, hyaline cast E. Coli, Symptoms- SOB w/norm. Exertion, dizzy, headache, fatigue, low back pain, purple feet, nausea, joint pa?
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A 29-year old asked:
What causes fatigue?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can cause fatigue?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I feels always tiredness?
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