Blutdruckmessung und—Abklärung Beim Kind

Blood pressure measurement and assessment in children. The prevalence of high blood pressure in the paediatric population is lower than in adults; nevertheless, it is important to recognise promptly hypertensive children. B lood pressure increases with age during childhood. “High normal” blood pressure is a blood pressure above the 90th percentile and established hypertension a blood pressure above the 95th percentile. The varying arm and thigh sizes of children and adolescents require blood pressure cuffs that are appropriately sized. The use of an oscillometric device is more convenient for infants. Although the prevalence of hypertension in paediatrics is lower than in adults, clinically identifiable causes of hypertension account for a much higher proportion of hypertension in children. The pharmacological treatment of hypertension in childhood is similar to the treatment of adults.