Diagnosis of Irritable hip

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Irritable hip is fairly simple to diagnose â€“ usually an explanation of the symptoms is enough. Although sometimes your GP may want to refer your child to hospital for an X-rays, ultrasound and some blood tests to confirm diagnosis and rule out other, more serious, possible causes. Doctors generally use the following two blood tests:

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate). This test measures how quickly your red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube â€“ they generally fall faster when a part of the body is inflamed.
The C-reactive protein test (CRP). CRP is a protein made by the liver. The test measures the amount of CRP in your blood. A high or increasing amount of CRP in your blood suggests inflammation in the body.