You are here : health.am > High Blood Pressure Center > Moderate or severe hypertension in children Moderate or severe hypertension in children Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Dec 20 07 High blood pressure is called “the silent killer” because there are often no symptoms. High blood pressure: Aforce to be reckoned with High blood pressure (also called… Hypertension in Children • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 The measurement of blood pressure is now firmly established as an important component of the routine pediatric physical examination. Nevertheless, blood pressure in children has been given serious attention only since the mid-1960s. The… Essential Hypertension • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 Typically, essential hypertension is recognized in the third decade of life and progresses slowly over many years. Studies emphasize not only the strong familial incidence of essential hypertension but also that young children of hypertensive… Approach to hypertension diagnosis • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 It is important to diagnose the cause of hypertension and treat it if it is significant, but equally important to avoid diagnosing or labeling a patient as hypertensive when pressures are normal or… Hypertension Basic Mechanisms • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 Arterial hypertension is caused by a decreased compliance of the large arteries, an increased resistance of the systemic arterioles, or an increased cardiac output. Isolated systolic hypertension occurs with normal arterial compliance and a… Causes of Hypertension • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 The common causes of hypertension at different ages are given in Table 22-22. A more comprehensive list of the causes of hypertension is given in Page 1 of 1 pages << Back to main Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
