Notes when treating high blood pressure in children

Childhood hypertension needs to be diagnosed early to limit potentially dangerous complications. Diagnosis of childhood hypertension is often difficult clinically because blood pressure readings often vary with age as well as sex and height. Therefore, to diagnose hypertension in children, it is necessary to have special experience and skills in this field.
In younger children with high blood pressure, the main cause is found to be kidney disease. Some other causes that also lead to childhood hypertension are vascular malformations, ischemic renal artery stenosis or Takayasu's disease.
Risk factors for childhood hypertension such as:
Family history of hypertension; Children overweight and obese; Children with type 2 diabetes; Having high cholesterol... Children need to be clinically examined, perform some tests to find out the cause of high blood pressure in this age group, because that will be the basis for successful treatment. .
Some special cases where parents need to monitor their child's blood pressure more often such as premature babies, very low birth weight, complications in the neonatal period that must undergo intensive resuscitation, congenital heart disease, kidney disease, urinary tract malformation, organ transplant or malignancy, taking drugs that can raise blood pressure...
Symptoms of childhood hypertension can be Recognized include:
Headache, vomiting, dizziness; Facial flushing, sweating, or nervousness, palpitations; Vision loss, convulsions, peripheral edema... Some complications can be encountered if not detected in time such as heart failure, kidney failure, cerebrovascular accident...

Depending on the cause of the disease, the treatment for hypertension in children will vary from case to case:
For children with hypertension caused by acute glomerulonephritis, it is necessary to treat with diuretics, antibiotics ; Causes of renal artery stenosis and Takayasu disease are treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, can perform dilation or stenting of the renal artery and vascular bypass; In pediatric patients with arterial stenosis and renal vascular fibrosis, dilation, dynamic stenting and vascular bypass are performed; Pediatric patients with high blood pressure due to adrenal myeloma, surgery to remove the tumor; With the cause of endocrine disorders, it is necessary to consider each case individually. In addition, it is necessary to have an appropriate diet for hypertension in children as follows:
Parents should prioritize fish over meat in their children's daily meals; When children eat meat, it is necessary to pay attention to remove the skin; Include other legumes and nuts instead of just meat; Children should drink milk to increase calcium for the body; Parents also limit their children to eat foods that contain a lot of salt and foods that are too sweet, or are processed with too much fat. At the same time, it is necessary to build children a habit of exercising every day to keep their weight at a reasonable level. Take the medicine prescribed by your doctor at the right time and in the right dose to get the best results.

High blood pressure in children is a not so rare condition today, bringing health risks that make parents and children very worried. In addition to adherence to treatment for hypertension in children, more attention should be paid to establishing a healthy lifestyle to prevent disease.