Paediatric BP by Dr Opare
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Clinical decision support

Interpret a child’s blood pressure with confidence.

Age-, sex-, and height-specific assessment for children and adolescents aged 1–17 years.

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Patient & measurement

Sex
Blood pressuremmHg
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Measurement quality check
Acute danger signs / possible target-organ injury

No patient information is stored or transmitted.

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Enter the child’s details and blood-pressure reading, then select Interpret blood pressure.

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For clinicians: Classification follows the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guideline. For ages 1–12, the lower of percentile-based and absolute cut-offs is used; from age 13, fixed adolescent thresholds apply.

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How the supplied references are used

Primary calculator

2017 AAP full SBP and DBP reference tables and current category thresholds.

Paediatric Emergencies handbook

Measurement workflow, follow-up intervals, crisis screen (P95 + 30 or adolescent >180/120), target-organ distinction and acute management principles.

NHLBI Pocket Guide (2007)

Cuff and auscultation technique plus repeat readings at the same visit. Its older 2004 SBP-only screening tables do not replace the newer AAP tables.