Cardiovascular Screening Print Section Listen Annual preparticipation cardiovascular screening of athletes is a generally accepted practice.1,2,3 The main objective of the screening is to identify risk factors that predispose a…
Definitions and Epidemiology Print Section Listen A number of common contagious diseases (Table 18-1) have special significance in the athletic setting. For the athletes, this may mean not being able…
Chest and Pulmonary Conditions: Introduction Print Section Listen The upper and lower airways (above and below the glottis), lung, and chest wall function as an integrated unit to provide for…
Diabetes Mellitus: Introduction Print Section Listen Athough the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) in chidren and adolescents has increased in recent years, type 1 diabetes mellitus…
Special Considerations for the Female Athlete: Introduction Print Section Listen Over the course of the 20th century, the adolescent female athletes became an important participant in the sports environment around…
Hemophilia Print Section Listen Definition and Epidemiology Hemophilia A and B are X-linked recessive inherited bleeding disorders affecting 1:5000 males with no racial predilection.1–3 Hemophilia A is caused by deficiency…
Disorders of the Kidneys: Introduction Print Section Listen This chapter reviews relevant aspects of renal disease that have implications for sport participation by adolescents, including solitary kidney, hypertension, hyponatremia, proteinuria,…
Gastrointestinal Conditions: Introduction Print Section Listen Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms affect as many as 65% of long-distance runners.1 Exercise-related complaints for young athletes can include abdominal pain “stitch in the side,”…
Concussions: Introduction Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to outline aspects of sport-related concussions most relevant in the management of young athletes seen in practice. At the…
