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24hr observation?! =(
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If they are asking you to be monitored then they are likely doing it as a simple precaution. The second your heart rate is that high they become worried because it is not generally a good thing to have that high of a rate unless it is the result of something obvious like exercise. You can let them know that you are uneasy with hospitals, countless numbers of people are. Obviously it is going to be difficult to not worry about things but you need to stay calm cool and collected otherwise the added anxiety could worsen whatever underlying condition there is....if there is. Extra blood work may be done to check for electrolytes and you will be likely hooked up to the heart monitors and the simple 'finger clamp'...no biggie there. 24 hr observation means you will be there all day and night but your just sitting on a bed with a nurse coming in every once and awhile to read the ECG while you watch tv and eat cookies. But again most of the time when the doctors ask for a monitoring they are doing it as a simple medical precaution and from what I have seen in case studies a large number of these incidents result in absolutely nothing. If there was something absolutely major happening they would be making a much much bigger deal about it which it seems like they are not.
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