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How to know difference between shortness of breath due to anxiety and shortness of breath due to something more serious? will oxygen be low when your short of breath due to something serious?

Q: how to know difference between shortness of breath due to anxiety and shortness of breath due to something more serious? will oxygen be low when your short of breath due to something serious?

: Blood oxygen level (e.g. by a pulse oximeter, if you have one) would always be normal in shortness of breath due to anxiety.

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Blood oxygen level (e.g. by a pulse oximeter, if you have one) would always be normal in shortness of breath due to anxiety.

Answered 8/30/2023

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How to know difference between shortness of breath due to anxiety and shortness of breath due to something more serious? will oxygen be low when your short of breath due to something serious?

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