A member asked:

I suffer with shortness of breathe and gasp for air at times . i have hernia and panic disorder and think i'm dying soon .what is the cause for this?

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Panic: You say you have panic disorder. That certainly can cause marked shortness of breath and a feeling of impending death. However, it's a diagnosis of exclusion: you must rule out structural disease first. If it hasn't been done, I would start with a chest x-ray, oximetry, spirometry, echocardiogram, EKG, and event monitor.

Answered 9/28/2016

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