title: Fifteen-minute consultation: the child with systemic arterial hypertension.
abstract: Hypertension in children is a relatively uncommon condition but its prevalence is increasing with the rising rates of excess weight during childhood. It is important that hypertension is diagnosed early in children, particularly in those with symptoms, in those with secondary causes and in those with target organ damage. This article presents a systematic approach to the evaluation of a child with arterial hypertension, highlighting important points on history and examination, out-of-office monitoring and baseline investigations before consideration for more detailed investigations and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Cheentan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Copeman
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|Department of Clinical Pharmacology, King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, Kings College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Manish D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
keywords: Adolescent Health; Cardiology; General Paediatrics; Nephrology; Paediatric Practice