Sports Medicine Basics
What type of healthcare professional tapes ankles, provides emergency care on the field, and works closely with athletes in schools and teams?
Athletic Trainer
What is the first question you should ask when's speaking with a patient?
What brings you in today?
What connects bones to other bones and help stabilize joints?
Ligaments
What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
Central and Peripheral
What vital sign is measured by counting the number of breaths per minute.
Respiratory rate
Who decides whether an athlete can return to the game after an injury?
Sports medicine physician
What does OLD CARTS stand for?
Onset, Location, Duration, Character, Aggravating, Relieving, Timing, Severity
What type of muscle is voluntary and moves bones?
Skeletal muscle
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
The Cerebellum
When checking blood pressure, the first sound you hear as you deflate the cuff represents what number?
The systolic pressure
What is the acronym for the principle that guides basic initial treatment for acute sports injuries?
RICE
What are the 5 vital signs to collect?
HR, BP, RR, SpO2, temperature
What injury involves overstretching or tearing a tendon or muscle.
A strain
What are the 3 parts of the brainstem?
Medulla, Pons, Midbrain
What is the name for the involuntary arm posturing that can happen immediately after a traumatic brain injury AND what part of the brain causes it?
Fencing response, caused by the brainstem
Name two specialties a physician can complete residency in before pursuing a sports medicine fellowship.
Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, PM&R, or Orthopedic Surgery
When taking a social history, what are three lifestyle-related topics you must ask about to help understand a patient’s health risks and barriers to care.
Living situation, substance use (e.g., tobacco, alcohol), and diet/exercise habits.
List 3 examples of emergency injuries.
Open fractures
Crush injuries
Neurovascular compromise
Compartment syndrome
Amputation
Pelvic and Femur fractures
Rhabdomyolysis
What is the acronym for stroke identification/response AND what do the letters stand for?
F
A
C
E
What structure in the frontal lobe is responsible for producing speech and is commonly damaged in stroke patients with expressive aphasia.
Broca's area
What is the difference between a physical therapist and occupational therapist?
PT: Focuses on movement, pain, and strength.
OT: Helps with daily function and task adaptation
What does WATTSS stand for in review of systems?
Weight, Appetite, Temperature, Tiredness, Sweating, Sleep
This injury, common in contact sports, involves a simultaneous tear of the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus.
Unhappy triad
Which cranial nerve is responsible for our muscles of chewing (in the jaw)
Cranial nerve 5
What life-threatening condition involves the breakdown of muscle tissue and release of myoglobin, which can lead to acute kidney failure?
hint: Dr. Mike video
Rhabdomyolysis