PHED-3117EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primary Care Physician, Heart Sounds, Communication Problems
27 Apr 2020
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Objective to ensure the health and safety of a physically active individual. Focus dependent on: specific age group. Exam format: primary care physician, advantages: familiarity, relationship, privacy, disadvantages: expensive, time commitment of m. d, group or station format, advantages: number of professionals involved, less 4754, time efficient, disadvantages: organization demands, decreased privacy, follow-up difficulty, communication problems. Timing of exam: 6 weeks prior permit time to, correct minor problems, refer medical problems to a specialist, frequency, entry level exam followed by a limited annual re-evaluation, entry level exam at each level of participation. Comprehensive history: general medicine, orthopedic, supplemental form for females. Physical examination is not intended to be all-encompassing it is intended to focus on body systems of most concern relative to participant"s sport/activity. Vital signs: establish baseline physiologic parameters and vital statistics. General medical problems: mast- surgery or hospitalizations, medications (including otc, use of alcohol, tobacco, ergogenic aids.
