Exam 24: Sports Participation Evaluation

A child has a poorly controlled seizure disorder. He has restricted sports participation but would be able to engage in:

Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:

One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:

Why should the preparticipation sports examination take place well in advance of the planned sports activity? (Select all that apply.)

A parent is advised to restrict contact sports participation for their child. An example of a sport in which this child could participate is:

The checkout station for preparticipation physical evaluation is critical because at this point:

The goals of preparticipation sports evaluation include:

You are conducting a preparticipation physical examination for a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who will be playing basketball. She has slight torticollis and mild ankle clonus. Which additional diagnostic test would be required for her?

Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation?

You are auscultating heart tones as part of a sports physical examination. You hear a murmur at the right second intercostal space (aortic area). The murmur increases in intensity when this teenager goes from a sitting to standing position. The subsequent recommendation should be to:

Part of the screening orthopedic component of the examination includes evaluating the person while he or she is: