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Thesis
Hypertension in the Obese Child
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2010
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3430
Abstract
There is an increasing problem of obesity among children in the United States. Obesity in children increases the risk of pediatric hypertension. This article provides an overview of pediatric obesity and hypertension. It also reviews the nurse practitioner's (NP) role in assessing, diagnosing, managing, and treating children with obesity and hypertension. Strategies are also presented to assist the NP when working with obese hypertensive children and their families. It is essential that children with hypertension be aggressively treated to avoid short-term consequences and end-organ damage.
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- Title
- Hypertension in the Obese Child
- Creators
- Kari M. Komlofske
- Contributors
- Louise Kaplan (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590722701842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis