Nothing is ever easy! Last night I was feeling a little off and felt my heart racing. I checked my pulse and it was over 140 (Normal is 60-100), so that had me a little worried. I called the endocrinologist on call who said with a heart rate that high I needed to go to the emergency room. We decided to go to the hospital across the street instead of driving into Boston, which was fine for last night but remind me never to do that again. My mom and I got to the hospital and I went to check in. The waiting room was full so I was dreading the long wait but hoping my situation would get me in fast. After some convincing, I got into the actual emergency room where they took my vitals again. My blood pressure was up to 156/110 (Normal is BELOW 120/80). My pulse was down to 120, which is still too high. They did an EKG which shows that my heart beat wasn't irregular, and hooked me up to some fluids after they checked my electrolytes and a few other things. The doctor I saw was
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