Symptom
Anxiety
An abnormal, overwhelming state of apprehension and fear, disproportionate to actual threat, accompanied by autonomic and somatic symptoms (e.g., tension, tachycardia, sweating) and cognitive distress regarding one's capacity to cope.
Causes
Genetics
Environmental stressors: Chronic illness, financial strain, PTSD
Medical Conditions: Chronic pain, arrhythmia, respiratory disorders, hyperthyroidism
Substances: Caffeine, alcohol, withdrawal from drugs
Also known as: Dread, Nervousnes, Panic
Referencing diagnoses
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Aortic dissection
- Dysmenorrhea
- Encephalitis
- Graves disease
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulinoma
- Labyrinthitis
- Mitral stenosis
- Myocardial infarction
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary edema
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Urinary retention
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.