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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 616151" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Those pumps aren't the most accurate. Mainly because children ect mess around with them as well as people checking their blood pressure. </p><p></p><p>It would depend on "how high is high". A little high would be no big deal even in an average person regardless of age. 120/80 is the average norm. It's not a set number. Most of my life mine ran 90/60 until the kidney issues got more severe. That was my "normal". </p><p></p><p>Telling his mom is a good idea. Checking it again is likely a good idea. We've got an awful lot of young athletes popping up with cardiac issues they go undiagnosed until something serious happens. On the slim chance a random act sent up a red flag for such issues......it needs to be checked again. </p><p></p><p>Travis' b/p runs high due to his thick blood from the polycythemia. His disorder is rare, rarer still in those prior to middle age. We got "clues" from phlebotomist drawing his blood. Had I gotten a doctor to actually check it out (they wouldn't, I tried) at the time, we might have avoided the major stroke. But it was one of those random out of context clues and at the time it just seemed like an oddity. Hindsight is 20/20. </p><p></p><p>Is probably nothing to worry about. But it doesn't hurt to check it out. If someone in the family has a blood pressure cuff and knows how to take it, they can check without having the cost of a doctor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 616151, member: 84"] Those pumps aren't the most accurate. Mainly because children ect mess around with them as well as people checking their blood pressure. It would depend on "how high is high". A little high would be no big deal even in an average person regardless of age. 120/80 is the average norm. It's not a set number. Most of my life mine ran 90/60 until the kidney issues got more severe. That was my "normal". Telling his mom is a good idea. Checking it again is likely a good idea. We've got an awful lot of young athletes popping up with cardiac issues they go undiagnosed until something serious happens. On the slim chance a random act sent up a red flag for such issues......it needs to be checked again. Travis' b/p runs high due to his thick blood from the polycythemia. His disorder is rare, rarer still in those prior to middle age. We got "clues" from phlebotomist drawing his blood. Had I gotten a doctor to actually check it out (they wouldn't, I tried) at the time, we might have avoided the major stroke. But it was one of those random out of context clues and at the time it just seemed like an oddity. Hindsight is 20/20. Is probably nothing to worry about. But it doesn't hurt to check it out. If someone in the family has a blood pressure cuff and knows how to take it, they can check without having the cost of a doctor. [/QUOTE]
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