Anxiety differentials

• Neurological:

  • Epilepsy
  • Dementia
  • Head injury
  • CVA
  • Tumour
  • MS
  • Parkinson's disease
• Pulmonary:

  • COPD
  • Asthma
• Cardiac:

  • Arrhythmias
  • Heart failure
  • Angina
  • Mitral valve prolapse
• Endocrine:

  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Metabolic acidosis/alkalosis
  • Pheochromocytoma
• Medications:

  • Antidepressants
  • Antihypertensives
  • Salbutamol
  • Stimulants e.g. ADHD medication
  • Levothyroxine
  • Corticosteroids