Although hypertension is typically thought of as an affliction of older people, children are also at risk, and one pediatrician has come up with an easier way of diagnosing the condition in the youngest patients.
Dr. David Kaelber, a pediatrician, internist and chief medical informatics officer at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine lead a team of scientists who simplified the chart used by physicians and medical personnel to identify high blood pressure in children.
They believe the complexity of the chart was responsible for the fact that some 75 percent of cases of hypertension and 90 percent of cases of prehypertension in children and adolescents remain undiagnosed.
The new chart focuses solely on a childs age and gender, eliminating the need for a height percentile and reducing the number of values in the blood pressure table from 476 to just 64.
In addition to mainstream treatments, those who suffer from hypertension children and adults alike have a range of natural health resources to choose from to minimize their risks.
Physical exercise, nutritional supplements and a low-sodium diet have been recommended by health practitioners as reliable methods of lowering blood pressure.
