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Rapid Heartbeat. Found Ketones In Urine. Why Dehydrated? Why Numb Limbs?

My 13 year old daughter has been experiencing rapid heartbeat when walking upstairs or even down the halls at school. I have taken her to ER twice and heartrate was between 110 and 120 but they did EKG and blood/urine tests and all they found was ketones in urine and said it was dehydration . She had no reason to be dehydrated. Her hands and face also felt numb and her hands were clenching. They gave her fluids and sent her home. I took her to her pediatrician who suggested anxiety and did nothing more for her. She eats healthy and drinks plenty of fluids. She continues to experience this fast heart rate and feels like her heart is beating out of her chest with very little activity. What should I do at this point and what could be causing this?
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Hello
Thanks for your query.Based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your daughter has tachycardia with ketone bodies detected in her urine.

The reasons presence of ketone bodies in urine has to be searched for .Since she drinks enough quantity of fluids orally, dehydration as a cause of ketone in urine can not thought for.

Please get her blood sugar levels on fasting and post lunch done to rule out juvenile Diabetes.
Dr.Patil.



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Rapid Heartbeat. Found Ketones In Urine. Why Dehydrated? Why Numb Limbs?

Hello Thanks for your query.Based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your daughter has tachycardia with ketone bodies detected in her urine. The reasons presence of ketone bodies in urine has to be searched for .Since she drinks enough quantity of fluids orally, dehydration as a cause of ketone in urine can not thought for. Please get her blood sugar levels on fasting and post lunch done to rule out juvenile Diabetes. Dr.Patil.