Simple formulas for screening abnormal blood pressure in children and adolescents.
Iran J Kidney Dis
; 4(3): 250-2, 2010 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20622316
ABSTRACT
Childhood hypertension has been extensively focused on in the past decades because of its increasing incidence, which is related to physicians' awareness and the increasing number of obese children. Age, gender, and body size are the main determinants of blood pressure in children. The revised childhood blood pressure tables of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program are a prerequisite for classification of childhood hypertension. Although these tables provide a reasonable basis, they are intricate and height percentile is needed for final diagnosis. Many attempts have been done to decrease such complexity. We present new formulas that are concise and memorable, and will help physicians to screen prehypertensive and hypertensive pediatric patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Determinação da Pressão Arterial
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Algoritmos
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Iran J Kidney Dis
Assunto da revista:
NEFROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irã