Eduardo is rushed to the emergency room with symptoms of chest pains, breathlessness, sweating, choking, nausea, and heart palpitations. He believes that he is having a heart attack. After a thorough examination, he is told that physically, he is fine, but that he may be suffering from ____.
A) OCD
B) GAD
C) acute stress disorder
D) a panic attack

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Eduardo's symptoms are characteristic of a panic attack, which can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack, including chest pains, breathlessness, sweating, choking, nausea, and heart palpitations.

Eduardo Is Rushed to the Emergency Room with Symptoms of Chest