Blood Pressure Normal For Child

This pedscases note provides a one page infographic on pediatric vital signs and covers the age based variation in normal ranges for vital signs throughout the pediatric population.

Blood pressure normal for child. This will also vary depending on the size and gender of the child. Fourth report on the diagnosis evaluation and treatment of high blood pressure in children and. High blood pressure education program working group. Begin routine blood pressure bp measurement at 3 years of age.

Blood pressure pulse rate respiratory rate and temperature are the routine vital signs measured in medicine these vital signs remain relatively constant throughout adult life. The normal blood pressure in children ages 3 to 6 years old is 104 63 to 116 74 mm hg. Bp blood pressure the 90th percentile is 1 28 sd 95th percentile is 1 645 sd and the 99th percentile is 2 326 sd over the mean. More than 90 over 60 90 60 and less than 120 over 80 120 80.

For example normal toddler blood pressure children aged 1 4 can range from 80 110 50 80. The normal bp range changes continuously for children throughout childhood and the blood pressure is lowest in infancy and steadily increases till the child turns 10. Also it is important to note that the normal bp is different for girls and boys belonging to the same age group. 90 over 60 90 60 or less.

The normal blood pressure range while steadily increasing with age will shift based on the child s height. For research purposes the standard deviations in appendix table b 1 allow one to compute bp z scores and percentiles for boys. Bp should be measured in the right arm of a relaxed seated child. Correct cuff size depends on arm size.

Your blood pressure reading is. If the child is somewhat tall or big then you can expect a higher bp rate than that of smaller kids. Higher or lower values may indicate the need for medical treatment. Practically speaking correct cuff size equals largest cuff that will fit on the upper arm with room below for the stethoscope head.

The bp reference data include the 50th 90th 95th and 99th percentiles for age and height for both boys and girls. Generally speaking blood pressures from the 50th to 90th percentiles are considered to be in normal range. Normal bp is defined as. Low blood pressure may be a goal for many adults but children with a lower than normal blood pressure can be facing serious danger.

You may have low blood pressure more on low blood pressure. The normal values for blood pressure pulse rate and respiratory rate change as the newborn. As you can see from the blood pressure chart only one of the numbers has to be higher or lower than it should be to count as either high blood pressure or low blood pressure. So the graphs on this page show the upper half of the blood pressure range found in children.