Do you have severe hip pain?

Is your hip red, hot, and swollen?

Are you not able to put weight on the affected leg?

Do you know or think you have a fever?

Do you have a limp?

Do you still have moderate hip pain, a limp, or are not able to move your hip normally after 24 hours of home treatment?

Have you had mild hip pain off and on without other symptoms for 2 weeks or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Are you not able to bend, straighten, or move your leg normally?

Have you had hip surgery and now:Have moderate to severe hip pain?Cannot move the hip or leg?Have new weakness or numbness in the hip or leg?Know or think you have a fever?

Do you have hip stiffness or cannot move your leg normally after 48 hours of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have hip pain with new numbness or tingling?

Has numbness or tingling become worse since you were seen by a doctor?

Do you have hip pain for 24 hours with numbness or tingling that comes and goes and you have not seen a doctor?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Does your hip feel loose or unstable since you felt or heard a snap or pop in your hip?

Are you having a hard time walking since you felt or heard a snap or pop in your hip?

Have you had a painful snapping feeling in your hip with movement (such as when you sit or squat) for 48 hours or longer but you are still able to walk normally?

Have you had a snapping or grating feeling in your hip but you do not have pain?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have increased swelling, redness, or warmth around the hip?

Do you have increased pain with any little movement of the hip?

Do you have red streaks extending from the hip?

Is the hip extremely tender to the touch?

Do you have any drainage of pus from the hip wound?

Do you think or know you have a fever?

Do you have diabetes?

Do you have peripheral arterial disease?

Do you have a disease or take medicine that causes problems with your immune system?

Do you have mild pain and swelling with redness less than around the hip?

Have you had swollen gland (lymph nodes) in your groin for 24 hours or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have pale, white, blue, or cold skin?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Does your hip feel loose or unstable?

Has your hip felt loose or unstable off and on for 1 week?

Has your hip felt loose or unstable and your symptoms have become worse since you were seen by a doctor?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may need immediate care. Call your health professional now to discuss your symptoms and arrange for your care.

• Symptoms are likely to worsen without medical care.
• If you do not have a health professional, seek emergency care.
• Emergency transportation is not needed. However, if you are not able to travel safely either by driving yourself or having someone else drive you, call an ambulance.

You do not need to answer any of the other questions.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you need to call your health professional to discuss your symptoms and arrange for care.

• An appointment today is usually needed.
• Symptoms are unlikely to improve without medical care.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may wait to see if your symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or the specified time period). If symptoms improve, no appointment is needed.

• If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours (or the specified time period), an appointment within the next 24 hours is usually needed.
• If appropriate, try home treatment to relieve your symptoms.
• Check your symptoms in 24 hours, or sooner if there is any change.
• Call your health professional if symptoms get worse.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.