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  2. Syncope (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    VT causes syncope and can result in sudden death. [20] Ventricular tachycardia, which describes a heart rate of over 100 beats per minute with at least three irregular heartbeats as a sequence of consecutive premature beats, can degenerate into ventricular fibrillation , which is rapidly fatal without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

  3. Neurasthenia - Wikipedia

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    Under "F48.0 Neurasthenia", the characteristics of the disorder differ among various cultures. Two overlapping symptoms can be present: Increased fatigue after mental exertion can be associated with a reduction in cognitive function. Minimal physical effort might be felt as extreme fatigue along with pain and anxiety.

  4. Death trajectory - Wikipedia

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    Death trajectory refers to the pattern [1] of dying when a patient is given a projected death date with limited or no medical recourse for the remaining existence of the individual's life. [2] The death trajectory is dependent on the cause of death, whether it is sudden death, chronic illness , or the steady decline in health due to senescence ...

  5. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The term post-infectious fatigue syndrome was initially proposed as a subset of "chronic fatigue syndrome" with a documented triggering infection, but might also be used as a synonym of ME/CFS or as a broader set of fatigue conditions after infection. [26] Many individuals with ME/CFS object to the term chronic fatigue syndrome. They consider ...

  6. Idiopathic chronic fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Chronic fatigue with a known cause is twice as common as idiopathic chronic fatigue. [6] Idiopathic chronic fatigue affects between 2.4% and 6.42% of patients, [26] with females more likely to be affected than men. [1] Age at onset is typically over 50 years of age. [13]

  7. Sopite syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Drowsiness, yawning, disinclination for work, lack of social participation, mood changes, apathy, sleep disturbances, other fatigue-related symptoms The sopite syndrome ( / s oʊ ˈ p aɪ t / ; from Latin sopire 'to put to sleep') [ 1 ] is a neurological disorder that relates symptoms of fatigue , drowsiness , and mood changes to prolonged ...

  8. The skin gets flush with fever, the breaths grow short, the heart races, dizziness sets in. The helmet and goggles only make matters worse, trapping heat on the head and the eyes.

  9. Hysterical strength - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the cause of the phenomenon began at that time to be addressed by the investigation of insanity. [5] During that period in the 19th century, the term hysterical strength could also be found in the intersection of such fields, scientific and religious, for instance appearing in a statement by a physician for the Society for Psychical ...