Hipertensão arterial na adolescência: conduta

Hypertension in adolescence

Abstract

The primary hypertension for some time ceased to be rare in adolescence, and its incidence has increased, as well as obesity, the main triggering factor. You must follow the guidelines recommended for the correct diagnosis of hypertension, and iIn some cases, secondary causes should be investigated. Treatment consists, first of all, in changing dietary habits and sedentary fighting. The family needs to be partner in this process. The drug therapy should be instituted when the changes in living habits are not effective, when the adolescent presents target organ damage, or when we observe that there is no drop in blood pressure during sleep. Monotherapy should be preferentially initiated.