GP Topics · Endocrinology
26-Year-Old Female: Chest Heaviness, Anxiety & Palpitations
A young woman with persistent tachycardia is never “just anxiety” until you’ve actively excluded organic causes — thyrotoxicosis, anaemia, pregnancy, SVT, and the rarer but serious mimics.
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A 26-year-old lady comes to your OPD with complaints of heaviness in the chest and anxiety with palpitations for 2 days. BP is normal, and pulse rate is 118 beats per minute.
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