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What Could Be The Reason For Experiencing Rapid Heart Beat While Trying To Relax?

Hi my 11 year old girl is experiencing rapid heart beating while trying to relax and go to sleep this started at about noon today, I brought her to the emergency room and they said she was a little dehydrated gave her fluids and sent us home, blood work was fine. We live in a low stress home, no smoking or fighting. So know she is on the couch trying to go to sleep and when I check with my hand placed lighty on her chest it seems to be beating faster then normal. what could this be? no fever also. thanks Brian concerned father.
Sat, 4 Jan 2014
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Hi. The heart rate is normally more with less the age. What is the rate? Is she having any other problems like palpitations, sweating, anxiety, tremors in hands or feeling of uneasiness? If so it is better to get Checked by a Cardiologist. The probable reasons for this age to have more than normal heart rate would be related to Thyroid or some cardiac problem , may be anxiety, dehydration as your Doctor had said in ER.
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What Could Be The Reason For Experiencing Rapid Heart Beat While Trying To Relax?

Hi. The heart rate is normally more with less the age. What is the rate? Is she having any other problems like palpitations, sweating, anxiety, tremors in hands or feeling of uneasiness? If so it is better to get Checked by a Cardiologist. The probable reasons for this age to have more than normal heart rate would be related to Thyroid or some cardiac problem , may be anxiety, dehydration as your Doctor had said in ER.