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==Overview== | |||
==Differential diagnosis== | |||
Anxiety must be differentiated from: | |||
*Major depressive disorder | |||
*BipolarI disorder | |||
*Atypical psychosis | |||
*Schizophrenia | |||
*Substance related disorders | |||
*Cognitive disorders | |||
*Medical conditions | |||
*Neurologic conditions | |||
===Differential diagnosis of medical conditions mimicking anxiety=== | ===Differential diagnosis of medical conditions mimicking anxiety=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Differential diagnosis
Anxiety must be differentiated from:
- Major depressive disorder
- BipolarI disorder
- Atypical psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Substance related disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Medical conditions
- Neurologic conditions
Differential diagnosis of medical conditions mimicking anxiety
| Myocardial infarction/Angina pectoris | EKG with ST elevation or depression. Crushing chest pain. Cardiac enzymes elevated in MI |
| Hyperventilation syndrome | Rapid breathing. circum oral pallor,responds to rebreathing in paper bag |
| Hypoglycemia | polyuria,polydipsia,polyphagia in addition to low fasting blood sugars usually, below 50mg/dl |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Hyperthyroidism | Elevated T3 and T4 |
| Carcinoid | Elevated BP along with anxiety symptoms. Increased levels of 5-Hydroxyindole acetic acid |