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Ruling Out Other Medical Conditions
Healthcare providers try to start with what a medical conditionisn’tbefore trying to figure out what itis. We call itruling outthe problems.
For example, weakness in only one area of the body is usually related to the brain (stroke)or to weakness in the muscles in that area being fatigued.
If you were experiencing shortness of breath with weakness, emergency medical responders and healthcare providers would rule out shock or stroke and focus on asthma, COPD, heart failure ,or anaphylactic reaction as possible culprits.
Causes
Generalized weakness is most often related to fatigueor low blood pressure. It can be also be related to endocrine problems. Medical reports have identified several conditions associated with acute weakness seen in the emergency room.Here is a list of potential causes of generalized weakness:
Treatment
Many of the same causes of general weakness lead to things likefaintingand some of the treatments might help. You could even think of general weakness as slow-motion fainting. If you can figure out what’s causing weakness, you can treat it.
3 SourcesVerywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Stroke.National Institutes on Aging.Miller, Marc, MD.Approach to the Patient with Muscle Weakness.UpToDate.com.Asimos,Andrew W, MD.Evaluation of the Adult With Acute Weakness in the Emergency Department.
3 Sources
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Stroke.National Institutes on Aging.Miller, Marc, MD.Approach to the Patient with Muscle Weakness.UpToDate.com.Asimos,Andrew W, MD.Evaluation of the Adult With Acute Weakness in the Emergency Department.
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.
Stroke.National Institutes on Aging.Miller, Marc, MD.Approach to the Patient with Muscle Weakness.UpToDate.com.Asimos,Andrew W, MD.Evaluation of the Adult With Acute Weakness in the Emergency Department.
Stroke.National Institutes on Aging.
Miller, Marc, MD.Approach to the Patient with Muscle Weakness.UpToDate.com.
Asimos,Andrew W, MD.Evaluation of the Adult With Acute Weakness in the Emergency Department.
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