1. Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (2017). 2. Single blood pressure chart for children up to 13 years to improve the recognition of hypertension based on existing normative data (2020). ***Key Features*** ...
of this retrospective chart review is to determine if patients with higher blood pressure were more likely to complete echocardiogram (ECHO) and more likely to have LVH, among a pediatric population referred for hypertension evaluation before the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines. ...
She was lethargic, with a systolic blood pressure of 70 mmHg, a heart rate of 172/minute, and a respiratory rate of 22/minute. Her truncal skin was mottled below the umbilicus. The abdomen was diffusely tender and no bowel sounds were detectable. Her limbs were mottled, pale, and cold...
Fluids enter the container without pressure applied by the person withdrawing the blood. A vacutainer is used to collect blood as it is drawn. The syringe and needle can be left in place while the health care provider changes the vacutainer, allowing for multiple samples to be drawn during a...
Purpose: The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (2004) recommends that children greater than three years of age, who are seen in a medical setting, should have their blood pressure (BP) measured. It is also states that...
This retrospective chart review included a total of 9965 patients with a median gestational age of 34weeks.ResultsOverall, 38% of patients had at least one blood pressure measured less than 3years of age. Primary care accounted for 41% of all outpatient encounters and 4% of all blood ...