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Are The High Systolic, Low Diastolic And Low Pulse A Matter Of Concern?
Hi! My son always has cold hands,which somewhat concerns me. Today ( as part of our homeschooling in science) we measured their pulse rate; I then used my blood pressure monitor to see how close they were to being correct. My sons was rather strange . His systolic was 131 ( which seems rather high to me) and his dystolic was 59( which seemed rather low), and his pulse was only 50 ( which seemed really low for a teen) Should I be worried!?
Dear- It is important to monitor your son's blood pressure and heart rate. The difference between systolic and dyastolic is borderline high, it could be due to an isolated situation for which I would recommend to get records of a daily measurement at the same time for 2 weeks. If still like that , it might be beneficial to have a complete laboratory examination and cardiovascular evaluation with an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram. However, most of the time it is because the kid does a lot of exercise and the HR gets slow.I hope my answer will be helpful
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Are The High Systolic, Low Diastolic And Low Pulse A Matter Of Concern?
Dear- It is important to monitor your son s blood pressure and heart rate. The difference between systolic and dyastolic is borderline high, it could be due to an isolated situation for which I would recommend to get records of a daily measurement at the same time for 2 weeks. If still like that , it might be beneficial to have a complete laboratory examination and cardiovascular evaluation with an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram. However, most of the time it is because the kid does a lot of exercise and the HR gets slow.I hope my answer will be helpful