The frequency of blood pressure measurements in children in four EDs

Silverman, Michael A.; Walker, Allan David; Nicolaou, D.; Bono, Michael

doi:10.1053/ajem.2000.16311

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“…When analyzing the frequency of the BP measurement in pediatric emergency services in the USA, Silverman et al verified that 66% of the users had their BP measured; however, this measurement was more frequent in adolescents than in children 34 . The authors concluded that, despite the large variation in the frequency of BP measurement in the different pediatric emergency services, it increased with the patient's age; it would be expected that in such services, BP measurement would be an indispensable part of all patients' assessment.…”

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Medida da pressão arterial em crianças e adolescentes: recomendações das diretrizes de hipertensão arterial e prática médica atual

Silva¹,

Rivera²,

Souza³

et al. 2007

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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SummaryObjective: To determine, in a school-based sample of children and adolescents, aged 7 to 17 years, of both genders, from public and private schools, the frequency of students previously submitted to blood pressure measurements.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a population pool of randomly selected schoolchildren and adolescents from elementary and high schools. The sample was calculated based on the expected prevalence of hypertension for the age group. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Blood pressure was measured twice and hypertension was defined as mean systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure > 95th percentile. Independent variables studied were gender, age range, socioeconomic status, public/private school.Results: The final sample included 1,253 students. The response rate was 97%: 1,215 students; 531 males; mean age 12.4±3 years (236 from 7 to 9 years; 638 from 10 to 14 years; 341 from 15 to 17 years). Prevalence of hypertension was 7.7%; 348 students (29%) had been previously submitted to blood pressure measurement (54% once; 35% 2 to 4 times; 11% 5 or more times). High economic status, private school and adolescent group were significantly associated to previous blood pressure measurement.Conclusion: Despite the pediatric consensus statements and guideline recommendations on the importance of blood pressure measurement at every examination after 3 years of age, this practice presents a very low frequency (29%) among children and adolescents.

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Medida da pressão arterial em crianças e adolescentes: recomendações das diretrizes de hipertensão arterial e prática médica atual

Silva¹,

Rivera²,

Souza³

et al. 2007

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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“…Generally, blood pressure is not routinely measured in infants and young children in the emergency department [3,4]. However, blood pressure measurement should be obtained in all ill appearing young children.…”

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An unusual cause of hypertension

Waseem¹,

Erickson²

2013

IJCRI

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Introduction: Hypertension is not common in infants and young children. The etiology of hypertension in this age group may be different from older children and young adults. Hypertension may be associated with intussusception in young children. Case Report: A previously healthy 17 month old, ill appearing and dehydrated girl was brought to the emergency department with fever and vomiting for three days. The vomiting was non bilious and non projectile. Her temperature was 103 0 F, heart rate was 126/min, respiratory rate was 32/min, oxygen saturation 98% and blood pressure 122/77 mmHg. She had dry mucous membranes. The abdomen was soft with mild tenderness in the left upper quadrant and no palpable masses. She was diagnosed with ileocolic intussusception. Conclusion: Intussusception should be considered a diagnostic possibility in infants who have a history of vomiting and in whom lethargy and hypertension are the presenting features. This case report demonstrates the importance of measuring blood pressure in ill appearing children.

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“…Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of endocrine origin and a cause of secondary hypertension in children [1]. It is a catecholamine secreting tumor that arises from chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system.…”

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A Rare Abdominal Tumor in a Pediatric Age Group: Pheochromocytoma

Sah¹,

Rg²,

Mahmood³

2017

Med Case Rep

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We report a case of 10 year old boy with unilateral pheochromocytoma who presented with short history of abdominal pain and palpitation. He remained under treatment by general practitioners and incidentally markedly high blood pressure was noted. Ultrasound and abdominal CT oriented towards the diagnosis. After careful preparation and preoperative optimization, surgical excision (right total adrenalectomy) was done and an unusual large pheochromocytoma tumor of about 8 × 10 cm adherent to liver and IVC was excised and histopathological confirmed without any evidence of malignancy.

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The frequency of blood pressure measurements in children in four EDs

Cited by 36 publications

References 17 publications

Medida da pressão arterial em crianças e adolescentes: recomendações das diretrizes de hipertensão arterial e prática médica atual

Medida da pressão arterial em crianças e adolescentes: recomendações das diretrizes de hipertensão arterial e prática médica atual

An unusual cause of hypertension

A Rare Abdominal Tumor in a Pediatric Age Group: Pheochromocytoma

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