🩺 Symptom Guide
Generalized Weakness
Assess urgently for sepsis, shock, hypoglycaemia, electrolyte disturbance, stroke mimic, adrenal crisis, toxic-metabolic causes, and neuromuscular weakness threatening respiration.
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Red flags
- Haemodynamic instability or shock
- hypoxia
- altered mental status
- severe dehydration
First actions / assessment
- ABCDE first
- determine whether this is true motor weakness or generalized fatigue/malaise
- record full vitals, oxygen saturation, mental status, capillary glucose, hydration status, and ability to mobilize
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- Full differential diagnosis list
- History, examination, and investigations
- Linked protocols and drug doses
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