According to an article published in Newsweek, the the American Academy of Pediatrics revised its guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure in youth. This August update marks the first time these standards have been updated since 2004.
According to this article, these new recommendations simplified the diagnostic procedures for pediatric and adolescent high blood pressure, made the definition for hypertension more similar to adult guidelines and changed the term “prehypertension” to “elevated blood pressure.”
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