Episode 66: Pediatric Hypertension: A Comprehensive Guide to Screening and Diagnosis

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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care and pediatric healthcare providers and advanced providers.

Statement of Need
This program will provide the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric hypertension. Additionally, risk factors and etiology will be reviewed. Hypertension in the pediatric population continues to rise; and rates have shown an increasing linear relationship to increasing adiposity. According to the CDC, approximately 20% of children less than 19 are considered obese.

Objectives 

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to: 

1. Define pediatric hypertension.
2. List the diagnostic guidelines for pediatric hypertension.
3. Review the proper technique for taking blood pressure in pediatric patients to ensure accuracy.
4. Describe the etiology and risk factors for pediatric hypertension.

Moderator
Mark McDonald, M.D., FAAP
Medical Director
Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Center
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care
UofL School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky

Speaker
Malavika Prasad, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrologist
Norton Children’s Nephrology
Affiliated with UofL School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky

Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures  
The planners, moderators and speakers of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Commercial Support  
There was no commercial support for this activity. 

Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

Resources for Additional Study:

Updates on Hypertension and New Guidelines
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31230693/

Pediatric Hypertension
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34311845/

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Date of Original Release | May 2024; Information is current as of the time of recording. Course Termination Date | May 2027

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