Code Red Patient Confidental Part One The monitor beeped steadily beside you each sound syncing with the thudding in your chest You d been feeling your heart racing all day palpitations shortness of breath but now you are on the exam table barely covered in that crinkly hospital gown Let s take a listen said the nurse But not just any nurse she was drop-dead gorgeous her latex gloves snapping into place as she approached with her stethoscope You swallowed hard She smirked She leaned in placing the cold diaphragm directly over your heart Mmm you re pounding she whispered Do you feel that flutter Her touch lingered her breath warm against your neck I think we re dealing with a serious elevation she teased letting the stethoscope slide lower just above your belly Your heart isn t the only thing that s throbbing The monitor blipped faster Oh my she said We might need to do a full cardiac workup stress test included