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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>&nbsp;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&nbsp;<span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">hypertension</span>&nbsp;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&nbsp;<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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