Emergency Management of Hypertension in Children

Table 6

Further workup if needed depending upon the etiology.

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TSH, Free T4. Free T3

Serum cortisol

Serum aldosterone

Serum renin levels

HbA1C

24 hr urinary catecholamine and metanephrine levels

(Pheochromocytoma)

Serum parathyroid hormone levels

Urine and serum toxicology screen

Urine pregnancy test

CT/MRI scan

DMSA/DTPA scan (renal scars)

MIBG scan (pheochromocytomas)

ANA/ESR/CRP/anti-dsDNA/anti-smith/rheumatoid

factor/pANCA/cANCA

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