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Can stress and anxiety change your heart rate? today i went to the er and they used an oximeter, my oxygen level was 97-99, but heart rate was 112-120. i know i been stressed out recently, can heart rate change when anxiety happens?
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Yes, anxiety/panic typically increase heart rate, usually work up in ER is geared towards ruling out life threatening conditions, heart or lung related most commonly and that's why follow up as outpatient is critical in order to have conditions that are not life threatening addressed eventually.
Answered 10/19/2022
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