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What Is The Normal Blood Pressure For An Infant And Child?
what is a normal blood pressure for and infant and child? i will be starting my externship in september for medical assistant, but we never was tought the blood pressure for infant and child, just adults only. and my externship will be at a pediactrics and im kind of really nervous
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Hi,
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At birth the blood pressure is 60/40 an it gradually increases to 90/60 during infancy and 100/70 during childhood.
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Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
At birth the blood pressure is 60/40 an it gradually increases to 90/60 during infancy and 100/70 during childhood.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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