A patient comes to the ED exhibiting severe physical and emotional symptomology.When no physical cause can be found for the symptoms,the patient is diagnosed with severe anxiety with panic attack symptoms.Which assessment data supports this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

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Blood pressure will begin to drop in a panic attack as the sympathetic nervous system release occurs; the patient may express an emotional sensation of doom and the patient will not be able to concentrate and so will be unable to follow instructions.Thoughts during a panic attack are uncontrolled and the skin is diaphoretic.

A Patient Comes to the ED Exhibiting Severe Physical and Emotional