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High Blood Pressure in Babies and Kids: Steps for Primary Care Providers

UCSF specialists in pediatric kidney and heart disease present the latest guidelines on evaluating patients with possible hypertension, including a key first step for establishing the diagnosis. Noting that the condition is increasingly common in kids and has serious consequences, they provide a blueprint for management that includes when to begin a diagnostic workup, when to start interventions, and when to refer.


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