Print This Page     Close Window Consult Request Guidelines for Hypertension     Hypertension Suggested Pre-Referral Evaluation and Management Guidelines BP should be measured with appropriate technique on 3 separate occasions to confirm elevated BP BP criteria Suggested Additional Test/Management Prior to Specialty Visit 1) Comprehensive metabolic panel, CBC 2) FT4, TSH 3) Renal ultrasound 4) UA and micro, urine sodium, protein and creatinine Patient Education/Information (includes preps) High Blood Pressure and Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Most patients with hypertension will require frequent or home blood pressure monitoring Appointment Timeframe Stage II hypertension warrants urgent evaluation within a week- if symptomatic ER referral may be indicated. Stage I hypertension 4-8 weeks or next available How to Get Results to Consultant UMHS Patients: See MiChart External Patients: Hand carry non-UM records to visit Clinic Contact Information Physicians: 800-962-3555 Patients: 734-936-4210 or 1-877-543-7789 (toll free) Clinic Location Sites C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital UM Consulting Physician Pediatric Nephrology Faculty Revised on: 10/26/2012