Diagnosis of secondary hypertension: an age-based approach.

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Summary

All children with confirmed hypertension should have an evaluation for an underlying etiology that includes renal ultrasonography, and the recommended initial diagnostic test is an aldosterone/ renin ratio.

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2010-12-15
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Medicine, Secondary hypertension, Fibromuscular dysplasia, Renal artery stenosis, Etiology

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