Child with a Limp
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Identify key history and physical examination findings pertinent to the differential diagnosis of acute limp in a child. Review common causes of acute limp in children and formulate an approach for initial diagnostic work-up.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
Assessments
Final Rotation Assessment
Tags
AFMC Entrustable Professional Activities
1. Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Pediatrics Rotation
Discipline
Pediatrics
General MCC Objectives
Physical Examination
MCC Presentations
Ataxia (Gait)
Limp in Children
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
MeSH
Child [M01.060.406]
Clinical Clerkship [I02.358.399.450.110]
Diagnosis, Differential [E01.171]
Gait [E01.370.600.250]
Lower Extremity [A01.378.610]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
