Review Article

Emergency Management of Hypertension in Children

Table 5

Initial workup for hypertension.

Complete blood count
Basic metabolic panel including magnesium and phosphate
Serum uric acid
Fasting lipid profile
Fasting blood glucose
Urine analysis/culture
Urine electrolytes, creatinine, protein
Chest X-ray
EKG and echocardiogram
Renal ultrasound with doppler