Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2011
Practice GuidelineBasic life support: compressions. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2011
ReviewHow useful are laboratory investigations in the emergency department evaluation of possible osteomyelitis?
We conducted a literature review to determine which laboratory investigations are useful for the ED evaluation of osteomyelitis. Thirty-six relevant papers were identified. ⋯ In patients with any suspicion of osteomyelitis and otherwise unexplained ESR >30 mm/h and/or CRP >10-30 mg/L further definitive investigation is required. The white blood count is not helpful in the evaluation of osteomyelitis.