[Hypertension in the newborn].
Hypertension in the neonatal period and early infancy in underdiagnosed due to the absence of the attention and the difficulties of diagnostic procedures. Although the neonatal systemic hypertension is rare, but it can, cause serious medical problem with an increased risk of cardiorespiratory failure, cerebral distress and growth failure. Arising questions in their daily work got the authors to review the literature. They analyse procedures and criteria of measuring of neonatal blood pressure and values of neonatal hypertension. In addition to a list of the origin of hypertension they discuss the most frequent causes. The symptoms of the neonatal hypertension and the examinations were drawn up a chart. By choosing of the therapy is accented the important of knowing pathomechanism, recommended drugs, their doses and limits due to the side effects. Time of the diagnosis of hypertension and adequate treatment influence the prognosis fundamentally. The authors call the doctors attention to the early measure of blood pressure, clear the etiology and the permanent control of touched organs.
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Borsod A.Z. Megyei Kórház, Miskolc.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents