What should a 8 year old blood pressure be?
What should a 8 year old blood pressure be? Pediatric Vital Signs Normal Ranges Summary Table:*Age Group (weight in kg)Age (years)Blood pressure (mmHg) (50th-90th percentile)School-age (20-42 Kg)690-109791-111893-113994-115 What blood pressure is too low for a child? Multiple pediatric critical care guidelines define hypotension to be less than the 5th percentile or less than 90/50 mmHg for children 10 years or older [19, 20]. Accordingly, the low blood pressure range (below 5th percentile and/or 90/50 mmHg) is shaded to identify hypotension. Why would a child's blood pressure be low? The most common causes of low blood pressure in a child include:...