Guidelines suggest that the blood pressure of children should be assessed starting at 3 years of age.(National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in and Adolescents 2004) When to start screening for high BP and how often? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.' Pediatrics 79(1): 1-25. Task Force on Blood Pressure Control in Children. 'Report of the Second Task Force on Blood Pressure Control in Children-1987. 'Hypertension Canada's 2017 Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension.' Can J Cardiol 33(5): 577-585. 'Hypertension in infancy: diagnosis, management, and outcome.' Pediatr Nephrol 27(1): 17-32.ĭionne, J. For further information, please see the following articles:ĭionne, J. Please note that no alternative data have been developed recently. Data have been compiled on neonatal BP values and the summary table is available. * For Newborn infants, BP values vary considerably during the first few weeks of life and the definition of HTN in preterm and term neonates also varies. 2016, Morgan & Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, Chapter 42. 2017, National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in and Adolescents 2004, Xi, Zong et al.

Note that the patient's normal range and clinical condition should always be considered. Normal ranges may include measurements that deviate from these values. Values were derived from numerous sources (listed below) and reflect the most up-to-date guidelines. Pediatric Vital Signs Normal Ranges Summary Table:

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