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jawmp
06/22/09
jawmp
Category:Blood Pressure Numbers

What would cause a jump in blood pressure of a 9 year old child(femal)?

The child was visiting their grandmother helping her decorate their birthday cake. This gave them a chance to eat extra sweets, sucha s cake with a fatty iceing.  The child had been put on a curbing portions of their food for several weeks before.  Dluring this time they had lost 6 lbs....
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