Fatigue

DDx

  • Hypothyroidism
  • Anemia
  • Depression
  • Sleep apnea or insufficient sleep
  • Infection, eg, tuberculosis, hepatitis, endocarditis, HIV, Lyme disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or chronic renal failure
  • Cancer
  • Alcoholism
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Drugs, eg, sedatives, beta blockers
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Somatoform disorder (eg, somatization)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Mononucleosis
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Iron deficiency even in absence of anemia

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Last updated: December 1, 2014