S3 Ep36: 36. Off the Cuff - Managing Pediatric Hypertension in Your Primary Care Clinic
The Cribsiders
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How to Diagnose Hypertension in Children
The guideline is pretty comprehensive in terms of things to look for. The more severe the hypertension, the more you want to think about secondary causes as well. You're maybe starting a little bit of the initial work up with things like thyroid studies if you're concerned or it sounds like for sits in a yonder, renal causes seem to be higher on the list. So am I hearing right that you almost say if it's a five year old with hypertension, you're pulling the trigger and doing an ephrology referral? Justin: If you want to order a BMP, a UA, an renal ultrasound, feel free, but that kid needs to see a urologist or an e
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