How do musculoskeletal injuries in children differ from those in adults? In terms of injury type and location. How does the nurse practitioner decide the extent of the diagnostic work-up in a child with extremity pain?
A 7-year-old boy has a one-week history of leg pains. He wakes up at night and cries because his legs hurt; however, during the day, he feels fine with no pain and no movement limitations. He has no history of trauma, fever, or joint swelling. The family history is negative for rheumatic or collagen vascular […]