SCD
The most frequent cause of sudden death in athletes is
hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
What is tennis elbow?
lateral epicondylitis
At what age can kids start weightlifting safely?
8 years old
This skin condition prevents you from participation in sports.
Active skin lesions (HSV, MRSA)
This children's movie follows a dog who is skilled at all different kinds of sports.
Air Bud
This is the second most common cause of sudden death in athletes
Coronary artery anomalies
What is the most sensitive and specific routine/cost effective test for cardiac abnormalities in preparticipation physicals?
ECG.
94% sensitivity for ECG vs 20% for history and 9% for physical)
What are some risk factors for overtraining, overuse injuries, and burnout?
endurance training, high volume events (weekend tournaments, year round sports participation), not taking days off, increasing volume more than 10% each week, not warming up
This "megaly" prevents you from getting involved in sports, ew, cooties!
Splenomegaly
This children's movie depicts a group of kids who plays baseball together, "You're Killing me Smalls"
The Sandlot
How many people have HOCM? (Answer formatted 1 out of ***)
1 in 500
Does HOCM get louder or softer with Valsalva? What about when squatting?
Louder, Louder.
AHA recommends auscultation with both standing and sitting
What are the side effects of anabolic steroids?
Premature physeal closure, hypogonadism, gynecomastia, acne, hair loss, increased aggression, cardiomyopathy
This spinal abnormality commonly found in Down's Syndrome patients is a contraindication to sports participation
Atlanto-axial instability
This movie starts Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes centered around basketball
Space Jam
What questions are involved in history taking to evaluate risk of SCD? (10)
FHx (i.e any unexplained death prior to 30, arrythmias, HOCM) History of heart murmur, palpitations, syncope, near syncope, HTN, easy fatigue, dyspnea, exertional chest pain
Describe Marfanoid Habitus
Key features include a long arm span that is greater than height, joint hypermobility, and certain skeletal and facial characteristics like a high-arched palate and a sunken or protruding breastbone
How much muscle gain do you get from performance enhancing drugs vs a routine structured resistance training?
20% from anabolic steroid use (adults), 30% from just working out
This BP range prevents you from being involved in sports
5mmHg above the 99th percentile in age prevents heavy lifting and high-static components
A self-centered Minnesota lawyer is sentenced to community service coaching a rag tag youth hockey team.
The Mighty Ducks
This performance enhancing drug increased your risk of SCD
Steroids, Caffeine
Little League elbow, also known as
medial epicondylar apophysitis
What percentage of middle and high schoolers use anabolic steroids?
3-7%
How long does an athlete have to be without fever to return to play? What about for skin lesions?
24 hours w/o antipyretics. 48 hours with no open lesions, and no new lesions.
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Cool Runnings