Malaise and fatigue

Br J Hosp Med. 1984 Dec;32(6):312-4.

Abstract

Patients used to complain of not being "in the pink". Nowadays they are "bushed", "beat", or "washed out". They used to expect a simple diagnosis and treatment; now both are much more complex.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Anemia / complications
  • Anxiety / complications
  • Boredom
  • Child
  • Depression / complications
  • Fatigue / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infections / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Physical Examination
  • Physician-Patient Relations