Malaise
Alternate Names : General ill feeling
Home Care & Treatment
If you have significant malaise, contact your health care provider immediately.
Call your Health Care Provider if
Contact your health care provider if: - You have other symptoms with the malaise.
- Malaise lasts 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.
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