My son is 14 and had his well visit yesterday.  The doctor said he had a high blood pressure and that I should take it for 3 weeks and send him the results.  His father has high blood pressure and is on medication and his Paternal Grandmother had high blood pressure was on medication and suffered from several strokes before her passing.  Should I be concerned??
Hello, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor, I am Chat Doctor. Yes you should look into this matter closely, usually even if there is family history still high blood pressure in an age this young needs to be looked at. Yes your doctor advised you the right thing to do. Take a diary and start writing his blood pressures three times a day with dates and then take this record to his doctor. In this age there can be a number of causes of blood pressure rise, renal artery stenosis can be one of them hormonal issues can cause it too but first best step to take is making a blood pressure chart. Till tour next visit to doctor reduce salt intake of your son, only if BP is consistently on a higher side. If BP stays on a higher side on checking the record, your doctor might run some more tests on him like catecholamine levels, renal artery Doppler, ultrasound abdomen, MRI brain, what ever he deems necessary, to rule out different causes of early onset hypertension. I hope this answered your question, If you have more queries I am happy to answer you. Regards.