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100 _aSingh, C.
240 _aArchives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice
245 _aFifteen-minute consultation: the child with systemic arterial hypertension
260 _c2017
500 _aNMUH Staff Publications
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520 _a<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">Hypertension</span> in children is a relatively uncommon condition but its prevalence is increasing with the rising rates of excess weight during childhood. It is important that <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">hypertension</span> is diagnosed early in children, particularly in those with symptoms, in those with secondary causes and in those with target organ damage. This article presents a systematic approach to the evaluation of a child with arterial <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">hypertension</span>, highlighting important points on history and examination, out-of-office monitoring and baseline investigations before consideration for more detailed investigations and treatment.</span>
856 _uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27473151
856 _uhttp://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2016/07/29/archdischild-2014-306487.long
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