QUESTIONS ANSWERS
MOTHER0STATES0THAT0HER0
20YEAR0OLD0SON0IS0SOMETIMES
0"out0of0control"0and0at0times0gets0so0worked0up0that
he0holds0his0breath0and0"turns0blue,"0which0frightens0her.
TOW
WHEN0DOES0IT0RESOLVE0-0ans✔BREATH0HOLDING0SPELL
=
USUALLY0SEEN0IN0KIDS0AGE02-40YEAR0OLD0AFTER0WHICH0IT0SELF0RESOVLES
=
are0part0of0a0child's
normal0psychologic0growth.
WHAT0BP0IS0CONSIDERED
PRE-HYPERTENSION0IN0KIDS/TEENAGERS0-0ans✔PRE0HYPERTENSION
>>120/80
Hypertension0is0defined0as0systolic0and/or
diastolic0BP0
=at0or0above0the095th0percentile0
for0
AGE0
SEX
HEIGHT
"ASH"
WHAT0DOES
USPTF0RECOMMEND0IN0TERMS0OF0SCREENING0IN0
KIDS
AGE03-50YEAR0OLD0-0ans✔SCREEN0FOR0VISION0
=