Hypertension

Question 1

How does a child with essential hypertension present

Answer 1

Slight higher systolic, teenager, overweight, and positive family history

Question 2

Is there an exact number depends on

Answer 2

Age, height, weight, but mostly depends on vascular resistance and heart rate

Question 3

Normal blood pressure for a new born? Heart rate?

Answer 3

Heart rate is 140 and blood pressure is 60/40. Double HR and halve the BP

Question 4

What can cause hypertension in kidney

Answer 4

Renal parenchymal disease (glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease) or renal vascular disease (takayasu, hypoplasia of renal artery, fibromuscular dysplasia)

Question 5

What endocrine diseases can cause hypertension

Answer 5

Conns, Cushing, hyperthyroidism, familial hyperaldosteronism (rare),

Question 6

Familial hyperaldosteronism that can be diagnosed by? Treated with?

Answer 6

Diagnosed with family history of everyone dying at 25 of stroke and treat with steroids

Question 7

Cardiac causes of hypertension

Answer 7

Coarctation

Question 8

Coarc symptoms besides low pulse, blood pressure, or murmur

Answer 8

Kidney and GI hypoxia which presents with no urine and nectrotizing enterocolitis that isn’t premature baby