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What Causes Recurrent Episodes Of Dizziness, Fainting Spells And Fatigue In A 13-year-old?
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Sat, 16 Jun 2018
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I can't get an appointment for my 13 year old daughter until next Friday at my gp.
She has a history of intermittently being sick in the mornings although less frequently over the last few weeks. The gp when we went said it was nothing to worry about.
However it still happens occasionally and she has started having dizzy spells almost to the point of passing out in school and at home. She also is very very tired and falls asleep all the time.
All this from a robust healthy 13 year old who previously was almost never ever ill.
Should I be pushing for a more urgent appointment? She says she thinks she's going to die and as if she has something very wrong with her which is most unlike her.
I can't get an appointment for my 13 year old daughter until next Friday at my gp.
She has a history of intermittently being sick in the mornings although less frequently over the last few weeks. The gp when we went said it was nothing to worry about.
However it still happens occasionally and she has started having dizzy spells almost to the point of passing out in school and at home. She also is very very tired and falls asleep all the time.
All this from a robust healthy 13 year old who previously was almost never ever ill.
Should I be pushing for a more urgent appointment? She says she thinks she's going to die and as if she has something very wrong with her which is most unlike her.
Brief Answer:
You should ask for an appointment sooner.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can suspect many different diseases related to clinical signs you described.
A juvenile diabetes is possible, hypothyroidism, iron deficiency anemia or maybe even tumors .
You have to do a
total blood count
Biochemical bilance( fasting glucose and post prandial glucose)
T3,T4,TSH
After this investigations we will evaluate the situation.
You should ask for a closer appointment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
You should ask for an appointment sooner.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can suspect many different diseases related to clinical signs you described.
A juvenile diabetes is possible, hypothyroidism, iron deficiency anemia or maybe even tumors .
You have to do a
total blood count
Biochemical bilance( fasting glucose and post prandial glucose)
T3,T4,TSH
After this investigations we will evaluate the situation.
You should ask for a closer appointment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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