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Malaise

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Alternative Names:

General ill feeling

Home Care:

Significant symptoms require immediate attention from your health care provider.

Call your health care provider if:

• Malaise is accompanied by other symptoms indicating a significant illness.
• Malaise persists longer than one week, with or without other symptoms.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

Your health care provider will perform a physical examination and ask questions such as:

• How long has this feeling lasted (weeks or months)?
• What other symptoms do you have?
• Is the malaise constant or episodic (comes and goes)?
• Can you complete your daily activities? If not, what limits you?
• Have you recently traveled?
• What medications are you on?
• What are your other medical problems?
• Do you use alcohol or other drugs?

If signs or symptoms of a significant illness are present, tests may be required to confirm the diagnosis. These may include various blood tests, x-rays, or other diagnostic tests.

• Review Date: 1/18/2007
• Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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