Symptoms of Pediatric Hypertension
Symptoms of high blood pressure are a cause of concern amongst doctors. The reason being that hypertension signs often never really show not until things are out of hand or are getting complicated. Complications can include organ failure or even stroke. Mild to moderate essential hypertension is most times asymptomatic.

What causes hypertension is unknown in the case of essential hypertension. In fact, causes of low blood pressure are better known than causes of hypertension. However, secondary hypertension causes are known and these have to do with underlying primary issues such as diabetes, heart disease or even kidney disease. Some signs and symptoms of high blood pressure in fact arise due to these secondary medical causes of hypertension. For example, high blood pressure in patients with pheochromocytomas (tumors of the adrenal gland which produce excess adrenaline) is sustained but episodic from minutes to hours manifesting as headache, anxiety, palpitation, profuse perspiration, pallor, tremor (nervous shaking), heat intolerance, nausea and vomiting.

Pulmonary hypertension occurs when the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries which carry oxygen and blood from the heart to the lungs is much higher than is normal. This type of hypertension has its own specific symptoms well known as pulmonary hypertension symptoms.

Hypertension symptoms and diagnosis are two important aspects in high blood pressure treatment. Hypertension is diagnosed when systolic blood pressure (SBP) is accurately measured. There should be high systolic blood pressure of 140mm Hg or greater. High diastolic blood pressure of 90mm Hg or greater when accurately measured is used to diagnose high blood pressure. Accurate and trusted blood pressure machines such as but not limited to Omron blood pressure monitors are used to ensure correct readings. Inaccurate blood pressure readings can be a health hazard.

Hypertension symptoms in Children
There are specific symptoms of high blood pressure in children and infants. These would include failure to thrive, seizures, irritability or lethargy, respiratory distress, fatigue, blurred vision, epistaxis (nosebleed or hemorrhage from the nose) and bell palsy.