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Published in final edited form as: J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Feb;21(1):14–20. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000489

Table 1:

Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety

Category	Sign^a	Symptom^a
Neurological	trembling/shaking^13–15	headaches¹⁴
	restlessness^10,15	dizziness^14,15
		apprehension¹⁵
		numbness¹³
		tingling¹³
		fatigue¹⁵
		poor concentration^10,14
		nervousness^13,15
Cardiac	increased pulse rate^14,15	palpitations¹³
Cardiac	chest pain or discomfort¹⁴
Respiratory		dyspnea^13–15
Digestive		loss of appetite¹⁰
		nausea^14,15
	dry mouth¹⁵
	diarrhea¹⁴	indigestion¹³
Mood	nervous¹³	irritability^6,14
Musculoskeletal	muscle tension¹⁴
Sleep		insomnia^10,14,16
Skin	sweating^14,15
Urinary	frequency¹⁵	urgency¹⁵

^a

List not intended to be comprehensive, nor are all signs and symptoms present in all caregivers.