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My 7 year old son has had high blood pressure?


We see a cardiologist and a nutriotionist but his regular doctor keeps blaming his weight he is mildly overweight, looks normal to the eye. I have him on 1100 calories and 900mg of sodium a day and his blood pressure is not going down. Should I get a new doctor could something else be going on?

7 year old boy with hypertension ...i suggest you would check his kidneys and then his endocrine status....& his heart
i mean do you know the diagnosis why he has hypertension?
inorder BP to go down either you should treat the underlying cause , give medication to dcrease the BP or a combination of both Source(s): I'm medical student
Something else, likely kidneys, if you allowed email on your account I would elaborate.
You are not happy with what you have heard from your general doctor...however you are going to cardiologist he or she will have a higher degree of what may cause it. Why even give the GP a look you are in better care listen to them,.

Ask the cardiologist the questions you have and also ask for ideas who you may go to next..
Well obesity is only one cause of high blood pressure. I would ask my cardiologist if he needs to see a Renal (kidney) specialist. In the meantime, lower the sodium more if possible.
Is he doing exercise to decrease weight as well as reducing calories? That will help as well.

You don't specify how many times he has seen the cardiologist. If this is new then the cardiologist may be waiting to see if the measures you are taking will work.

Good luck
Hello- That sodium is too high!! Get rid of all salty things.At seven he should be 50 or so pounds, not over 60 pounds.Exercise and good food, not junk. A treat once a week is good,not every day. Play with him outside, get him into a sport or what he is interested in. Not only video games all day. Watch his health, he is way to young to die of a heart attack!

Take Care!
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