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Lecture 15: Pre-Participation Sports Physicals Flashcards

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What is the ultimate goal of a Pre-Participation Physical Exam (PPE)?

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Promote health and safety of student athletes

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When is a PPE usually done?

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6-8 weeks prior

Perform annually

Before whatever sport you wanna play

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What are the 3 methods for doing a PPE?

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  • Locker-room
  • Station
  • Office-based
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Describe locker-room PPEs

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  1. LINE UP single file
  2. Line inspection one by one
  3. Little privacy & loud but efficient!
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When is the station method for PPE best?

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Large numbers

Efficient, but little privacy also. Conveyor belt

Splitting up duties.

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Pros and Cons of Office PPE

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  • Pros: established relationship, privacy
  • Cons: Lack of consistency, unfamiliarity with sports, lack of cost effectiveness
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What is the main issue with pediatric providers providing PPEs for sports?

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They’re not sports med people!

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What is the most important part of PPE?

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Medical history

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What do we mainly care about in CV Medical Hx for a PPE?

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Anything that can predispose them to sudden death

Kawasaki, Heart infection, CP w/ exercise, Murmur, HTN

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What FMHx is significant for potential cardiac complications in a PPE?

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  • Premature deaths before 50 d/t heart dz
  • Disability before 50
  • FHx of PPM
  • HOCM/DCM, Long QT, Marfan syndrome, arrhythmia

Age 50 seems important

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What associated symptoms make a concussion complicated?

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  • Amnesia (either)
  • Loss of consciousness (LOC)
  • Seizure
  • Prolonged symptoms
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When is a child able to return to learn post concussion?

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  • Able to concentrate on a task
  • Tolerable of visual and auditory stimulus for 30+ mins
  • Return them with academic adjustments

Can they handle the noise/distractions of a classroom and focus

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What are the requirements to begin return to play?

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  • Successful return to school
  • Symptom-free and free off meds
  • Normal neuro exam
  • Baseline balance and cognitive function
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How long is each step of the Return to Play protocol?

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1 day

Must be symptom free for 24 hrs to move onto next step.

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What two indications mean you MUST retire from contact/collision sports?

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  • Structural brain abnormality (AKA your brain is like permanently damaged)
  • Nonresolving/Prolonged neurocognitive defects

Post-concussion

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What are the 3 accepted/appropriate indications for a kid to retire from contact sports?

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  • Increased recovery times
  • Repeat concussions with decreased thresholds and persistent symptoms
  • Multiple concussions

AKA too many concussions and can’t recover well anymore.

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What are the high-risk areas on the MSK exam for kids?

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  • Shoulder
  • Knee
  • Ankle
18
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Which murmur gets quieter upon standing?

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Aortic stenosis/regurg

so much blood, can’t close valves as hard

19
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What murmur gets louder on standing?

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Hypertrophic CM

More venous return

Imagine a stiff balloon getting filled more and then squeezing it so it pops even louder.

20
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What is the MCC of sudden cardiac death in children?

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HCM (1/3 of all cases)

21
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What is the second MCC of sudden death in athletes?

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Coronary artery abnormality

Left main coming off R sinus

Anomalous origin of LCA

22
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What congenital heart defects are most associated with anomalous coronary arteries?

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  • TGA
  • ToF
  • Pulmonary atresia

The cyanotic CCHD

23
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Why is ACA not caught early?

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We don’t regularly cath kids, and there are rarely symptoms prior to a severe event.

Anomalous coronary artery

24
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What is the most serious concern with Marfan’s?

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Progressive aortic root dilation

also can cause MVP

CT Disorders = aortic dissection

25
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Can a student athlete with stage 1 HTN participate in sports? Stage 2?

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  • Stage 1 with no end-organ damage can with appropriate subspecialist referral.
  • Stage 2 must lower BP before they can participate
26
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What is a non-traumatic cause of death in athletes that is lung-related?

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Status asthmaticus due to exercise induced bronchoconstriction

27
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What is the main environmental trigger for airway narrowing?

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Dry/cold air

28
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How do we tx EIA/B?

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  • Albuterol inhaler prior to exercising
  • Singulair/montelukast
  • Proper warmup
29
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When might DM be a concern with athletes?

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If activity is longer than 30 minutes

Vascular issue?

30
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Enlargement of what abdominal organs is a contraindication to sports?

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  • Liver
  • Spleen

Its gunna rupture

Think mono precautions

31
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What is the main concern with an obese child in sports?

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Severe HTN

32
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What is osgood schlatter disease?

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  • Pain localized to tibial tubercle
  • Aggravated by Quads
  • Causes pain, but resolves spontaneously as you mature.
33
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Who is osgood schlatter dz MC in?

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  • Boys 12-15
  • Girls 11-13
34
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How do you manage the pain in Osgood Schlatter disease?

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  • NSAIDs
  • PT
  • Stretching Hammies
  • Ice after workouts

Same for a sore muscle

35
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Is idiopathic scoliosis with no functional limitations a contraindication to sports?

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No

36
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What is the female athlete triad?

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  • Low caloric intake
  • Menstrual dysfunction
  • Low bone density

Aka persistent exercise in malnourished, amenorrheic female

Common in lean sports (dance, cheerleading, gym, Cx Country)

Not eating, wacky periods, weak bones

37
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How do you restore the HPO axis in a female athlete?

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  • Restrict exercise by 25%
  • Increase caloric intake by 200-600 calories
  • F/u in 1-2 weeks

Can resume exercise fully if wt gain continues!

Eat more, exercise less.

38
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What are the 3 recommendations for participation in sports for kids?

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  1. Cleared, no restrictions
  2. Cleared, no restrictions but recommended to see specialists?
  3. Not cleared, pending further eval
39
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If a parent disagrees with your clearance to play, what happens?

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  • Explain and have them sign a doc saying you explained
  • They can get a 2nd opinion
  • Ultimately up to provider/team doc

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