The Child With Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management

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The Child With Hypertension: Diagnosis and Management

Christopher J. Chiu, MD; Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA 

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January 07, 2022

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Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA: Welcome back to The Cribsiders, our Medscape video recap of our pediatric medicine podcast. We interview leading experts in the field to bring clinical pearls and practice-changing knowledge, and answer lingering questions about core topics in pediatric medicine. Chris, what is our topic today?

Christopher J. Chiu, MD: I was really happy to be able to talk about our recent episode with Dr Carissa Baker-Smith, a pediatric cardiologist and director of the Nemours Preventive Cardiology Program. She helped us review the pediatric screening guidelines for blood pressure, including initial workup and treatment.

Berk: This was a really great episode that a lot of people found really helpful. What were some of the key takeaway pearls that you think listeners would be interested in?

Chiu: We talked about when and how we should be checking blood pressures in children. Blood pressure should be checked at every well-child visit starting at age 3. But if they have other risk factors like kidney disease or a condition such as coarctation of the aorta, then blood pressure should be checked at every visit.

Berk: One thing she spoke about was how blood pressures should be measured.

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