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Sports Medicine

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#482: Sports Medicine
July 2019

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Discuss return to play guidelines for athletes with common conditions.
Describe emergency action plans for athletic events.
Diagnose exertional heat illness and exertional heat stroke.
Recommend appropriate management of exertional heat stroke.
Identify patients who require preparticipation examination for recreational and competitive athletic activities.
Recognize patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death during exercise.
Describe indications for immobilization of patients with common injuries.
Identify potential complications related to use of braces and splints.

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Sports Event Care and Return to Play
Exertional Heat Illness
Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening and Evaluation of Adults
Fractures, Sprains, and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries

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