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Dear dr. i have a 14 old boy. he has 183cm height and 73 killos. he has blood pressure 125/83. it's pressure ok or height. ?

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Probably: Based on height and age, his blood pressure reading falls in the above average range. However, many things can affect blood pressure readings, such as activity, nervousness, and properly sized blood pressure cuff (too small of a cuff can give falsely high reading). If you are concerned and if there's family history of high blood pressure and heart disease, please talk to his doctor.

Answered 7/4/2013

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Norms: You can check norms for height/ weight using growth charts. https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/index.htm. BP is ok.

Answered 11/10/2018

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