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19 hours ago · Definition. Fatigue in a medical context is used to cover experiences of low energy that are not caused by normal life. A 2021 review proposed a definition for fatigue as a starting point for discussion: "A multi-dimensional phenomenon in which the biophysiological, cognitive, motivational and emotional state of the body is affected resulting in significant impairment of the individual's ...
- Exhaustion, weariness, tiredness, lethargy, listlessness
- Internal medicine and most other specialities
19 hours ago · In many publications, the stated or implicit meaning of "sudden cardiac death" is sudden death from cardiac causes. Some physicians call cardiac arrest "sudden cardiac death" even if the person survives. Thus one can hear mentions of "prior episodes of sudden cardiac death" in a living person.
- > 425,000 per year (U.S.)
- The risk of onset increases with age
