When to Refer a Child with High Blood Pressure

Authors

• Corinn Cross
• Douglas Blowey, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow

Files

Document Type

Podcast

Hosts

Corinn Cross

Featured Speaker

Douglas Blowey, MD

Length of Episode

12:15

Description

Should my child with persistent high BP see a specialist? Douglas Blowey, MD, Director of the Hypertension Clinic at Children's Mercy - Pediatrics in Practice - CME, outlines practical referral triggers for pediatricians. He discusses persistent or stage‑2 hypertension, symptomatic or emergency presentations, age under six, evidence of kidney disease or protein/blood on urinalysis, and failure of lifestyle changes — plus the initial tests primary care should obtain before referral.

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Publication Date

9-23-2026

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Cross, Corinn and Blowey, Douglas, "When to Refer a Child with High Blood Pressure" (2026). Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast. 74.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/cme_podcast/74