TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 479. Systemic Hypertension A1 - Belsha, Craig W. A1 - Flynn, Joseph T. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Although systemic hypertension occurs in less than 4% of the pediatric population, there is ample evidence that the roots of primary hypertension extend back to childhood. In young children, hypertension is often a sign of underlying renal or cardiac disease, but with the rise in childhood obesity, primary hypertension is now recognized as a frequent cause of hypertension in adolescents. Management of systemic hypertension in the pediatric population begins with correct blood pressure (BP) measurement using a standardized technique, categorization using current normative standards, evaluation of the etiology of the hypertension, and use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7046317 ER -