Weakness of limbs

Introduction Weak limbs mean that the limbs are soft and weak under normal physiological waking conditions. Often with sleepiness, dizziness and other symptoms. Chinese medicine believes that it is a yang deficiency, and it cannot be caused by nutrition and excitement. After the pathological disease is excluded, it is mostly sub-healthy. There are many causes of general malaise, such as certain diseases (such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes, inflammation of the genitourinary system, etc.), psychological problems (such as depression) or life problems (such as lack of sleep).

Cause

1. Diabetes is the most common cause of limb weakness. Due to abnormal glucose metabolism, high-energy phosphate bond reduction, negative nitrogen balance, water loss and electrolyte imbalance, it is easy to be fatigued, weak and weak, and has symptoms such as thirst, weight loss, polyphagia and polyuria.

2, anemia often causes fatigue, severe chronic anemia, sudden onset of iron deficiency anemia, acute blood loss anemia, acute hemolytic anemia, etc., these patients have limb weakness.

3, chronic nephritis patients are often tired and limb weakness, and because they need to eat low-salt or salt-free diet for a long time, and easy to lack potassium, so limb weakness, insomnia, backache is often their complaint.

4, many endocrine diseases have the performance of limb weakness. Weak limbs are the initial symptoms of patients with hypothyroidism and are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

5, the most obvious fatigue can not be seen in patients with myasthenia gravis, due to the patient's neuromuscular conduction disorder, so the striated muscle is extremely tired, a little activity, that is, quickly showing weakness, sustained and rapid movements are more likely to cause fatigue, fatigue Often the morning light and heavy, after the addition of potassium chloride, limb weakness can be alleviated.

6, leukemia patients due to the presence of anemia, it is also often feeling limb weakness. In addition to leukemia, many malignant tumors often show symptoms of limb weakness, but they are accompanied by other common symptoms of the tumor. For example, lung cancer often has symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, and chest pain.

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If you feel that you are often weak for no reason (such as overwork, lack of sleep, sultry weather, hunger, etc.), you should see the doctor promptly and tell the doctor about the feeling of fatigue and other discomfort. On the other hand, don't be too nervous, because the ill-health is bound to be accompanied by other discomfort. It is important to cooperate well with the doctor, to do all kinds of necessary blood tests and other tests, to identify the condition as soon as possible, and to treat it promptly.

Differential diagnosis

Clinical diagnosis of sleep and sleep:

Drowsiness is a pathological sleepiness that can be awakened, but falls asleep quickly once the stimulus is removed. Drowsiness is an early manifestation of disturbance of consciousness and should be taken seriously. It is difficult to diagnose narcolepsy. Its initial symptoms are usually severe sleepiness during the day. There are many reasons for the symptoms of too much sleepiness during the day, so it usually takes several years to confirm that the patient does have the disease. .

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