Leg Problems, Noninjury: Emergencies
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Emergencies
Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- Leg pain with sudden, sharp chest pain; shortness of breath; coughing up of blood, or other symptoms of a blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism)
- Sudden leg weakness with loss of function
- Sudden severe pain with pale, white, blue, or cold skin that has lasted more than a few minutes
| Last updated: | August 04, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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