Bleeding and brusing in children: Formulating your response (CME)
CME article on determining when a bruise on a child is possible abuse, and when it may be due to bleeding diathesis.
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Target audience: Pediatricians and primary care physicians
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Disclosures Editors Toby Hindin, Jeannette Mallozzi, and Jeff Ryan disclose that they do not have any financial relationships with any manufacturer in this area of medicine.
Manuscript reviewers disclose that they do not have any financial relationships with any manufacturer in this area of medicine.
DR. SAVAGE is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Transfusion Medicine and Department of Pediatric Hematology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.
DR. TAKEMOTO is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Hematology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The authors have nothing to disclose with regard to affiliations with, or financial interest in, any organization that may have an interest in any part of this article.
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When you do decide to pursue a child's bleeding, a thorough history with focused questions pertinent to bleeding and a physical exam combined with screening tests are basic tenets of the initial workup.
