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What Causes High BP Levels In A Teenaged Kid?

My 16 year old son has a blood pressure of 156/102 and a pulse of 92.He is very healthy.When I checked for the second time his readings were 157/104 and pulse was 88.We took him to a doctor yesterday and they have advised a blood test and ekg.
Is it a serious problem with my son.
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
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hello sir .
i read your problem . your son is having stage 1 hypertension and generally its this problem of hypertesion in i think he may need further investigation to diagnose the problem. hoping your son will be cured with in a few days and lead a good quality life.
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What Causes High BP Levels In A Teenaged Kid?

hello sir . i read your problem . your son is having stage 1 hypertension and generally its this problem of hypertesion in i think he may need further investigation to diagnose the problem. hoping your son will be cured with in a few days and lead a good quality life.