Book chapter
Chapter 40 - The Acutely Limping Child
Urgent Care Medicine Secrets, pp 238-242
2018
Abstract
A child who presents with an acute onset of limping can have a serious, sometimes life-threatening diagnosis and must have a comprehensive evaluation. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Often the child is too young to communicate symptoms. Historical clues, a comprehensive physical examination combined with laboratory studies, and imaging are often needed to arrive at a final working diagnosis. It is important to develop a stepwise approach to treating the acutely limping child as the differential diagnosis of limp in a child is extensive
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- Title
- Chapter 40 - The Acutely Limping Child
- Creators
- Eric RequaMark Lavallee
- Publication Details
- Urgent Care Medicine Secrets, pp 238-242
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Family (Community and Preventive) Medicine
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85081885036
- Other Identifier
- 991019173868004721