What is the preferred method of BP measurement in children?
The preferred method of BP measurement in children is auscultation, and reference tables for BP percentiles for age, sex, and height can be accessed at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute s Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High BP in Children and Adolescents at http://www.nhlbi. Current recommendations suggest that measurements obtained by oscillometric devices that exceed the 90th percentile for age, sex, and height should be repeated by auscultation.