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As i was in the shower i felt a sudden shortness of breath and then collapsed for several minutes. very scary, what could be the reason for this?

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Syncope: Need more information to analyze the situation, common problem could be a fainting episode, anxiety. Always have to consider, heart and lung related, but need more information and exam.

Answered 2/1/2016

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