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i would most definitely call your childs ped and have a discussion with her regarding this.this just does not sound right at all to me.a child that age should not be having adult type of BPs.i think that ER doc should have at the very least done some sort of actual testing like on her heart and a few other things to try and determine just why a child that young has high blood pressure,besides a very high heart rate.

the thing is,high blood pressure in an adult can stem from all kinds of environmental and life style choices besides being a clinical manifestaion or caused by some sort of condition and or disease process.what in the heck could possibly causing this in a 2 and a half year old child??this really NEEDS to be looked into and evaluated.high blood pressure for sustained periods can cause a host of problems not to mention just what in the heck is possibly causing it in the first place.

just so you know,it can be possible that the nurse who did the BP really didn't know what the heck she was even doing.but if they had her hooked up to a monitor that showed this well then you can be pretty sure that this was indeed actual.

i know one possibility for high BPs in a child could possibly be kidney related or even a metabolic type of problem.your child really really does need a very thorough eval by a doc who actually knows what in the heck he is doing.I really am rather suprised that that ER doc did not bother to check into this further to try and find the reason for the high numbers.Just what did they tell you regarding the fever and her being ill?what were her exact symptoms that prompted you top bring her to the ER in the first place.and how is she feeling now?

i really would be giving her ped doc a call about this,and make sure you actually speak with her today,your daughter also needs to have her BPs monitored pretty closely here to see if they actually went down and that they stay down.I still cannot believe that her numbers were way up that high out of the norm for a child her age and the ER doc dids not seem at all concerned in any way.

just call her doc and see what the doc reccomends for her to do at this point.and make sure to tell him/her about the additude of that ER doc,and that you are very very concerned as to why your daughters BP and heart rate were so very high when she really did not appear to even be the slightest bit stressed at that time.

I really hope everything is okay and that the numbers were just a fluke and things are back to normal now,but you really DO need to find out if there is an actual cause for this by having some tests done on your daughter.I just wouldn't sit back an wait for that docs office to call,I would get on that phone as soon as that office opens up and really tell who ever answers that phone about how really very concerned you are and if that hosp ever actually contacted the doc.Justkeep pushing this til someone can offer you a reason and or explanation as to why this happened in the first place.and most definitely ask them if you canjust bring your daughter by for a quick BP to see where she is at now.
shouldn't need an appt for that.if they wont do that for some reason,just go to your local fire dept,and ask them to do a BP on her.i was a fire fighter for many many years and we always did BPs for anyone who walked in.they should also have a child bp cuff too if they also run an ambulance/rescue service out of their station.if they don't you probably wont have too much luck with this idea cuz chances are they just don't have a child BP cuff availiable.sometimes,depending on the size of the child,you can use an adult cuff too,but like I said,it all depends onhow big the arms of the child actually are.

but you do need to keep on top of what her BPs are maintaining themselves at periodically.

call that doc first thing this morning and please let me know just what you actually find out.I do hope this is nothing serious that is causing it.good luck,marcia