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Recommendations for the care of children and adolescents with hypertension are summarized in three slides Slide 2 of 3 Pharmacologic treatment of hypertension (systolic or diastolic blood pressure consistently above the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height or consistently 130/80 mmHg, if 95% exceeds that value) should be initiated as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed (E)115Reference American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care 2013;36(suppl 1):S41.