Fatigue
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study whether there are differences between women and men with regard to the reported level of fatigue, to explore the strength of the relations between fatigue and disease activity, pain, sleep disturbance, mental health, and activity ... Read more...

Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures.

12 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Few data exist on the relationships between experienced physicians' work hours and sleep, and patient safety. OBJECTIVE: To determine if sleep opportunities for attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists are associated with the risk ... Read more...

Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to 2007 to update the 1999 practice parameter. Topics covered in this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatigue'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study. 30 Oct 2009
• Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures. 12 Oct 2009
• Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. 11 Oct 2009
• Second-line chemotherapy with biweekly paclitaxel after failure of fluoropyrimidine-based treatment in patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer: a report from the gastrointestinal oncology group of the Tokyo cooperative oncology group, TCOG GC-0501 trial. 4 Oct 2009
• Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue. 29 Sep 2009
• Syndrome of the trephined. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence of fatigue and depression in ALS patients and change over time. 29 Sep 2009
• Health, mortality, and wellness issues in adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly growing population. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of children's routines of daily living, supervision, and maternal fatigue in preschool children's injury risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors. 21 Sep 2009
• [Pharmaceutical treatment of cancer-associated fatigue--a survey of a Cochrane review] 19 Sep 2009
• Maintenance pemetrexed plus best supportive care versus placebo plus best supportive care for non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study. 16 Sep 2009
• [After vacation suddenly listless, irritable and fatigued. Cave: holiday syndrome] 15 Sep 2009
• The role of psychological functioning in the use of complementary and alternative methods among disease-free colorectal cancer survivors: a report from the American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
• Disease activity and damage are not associated with increased levels of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a multiethnic cohort: LXVII. 13 Sep 2009
• Is there a need for long-term follow-up in chronic idiopathic polyneuropathy? 8 Sep 2009
• [Weight loss, fatigue, night sweats--tuberculosis might be the reason] 8 Sep 2009
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 28-2009. A 68-year-old man with fatigue, cough, and peripheral-blood monocytosis. 8 Sep 2009
• Using fast eye movements to study fatigue in multiple sclerosis. 6 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Fatigue'

Definition: The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli.

Descriptor UI: D005221

Alternative terms: Fatigue; Lassitude;

Related Mesh Headings: Asthenia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.369;

Technical Notes: do not use for fatigue of isolated muscle fibers in physiol exper ( = MUSCLE FATIGUE)