Additional Health Concerns

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Additional Health Concerns
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• Infectious Mononucleosis
• Caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
• Major significance to athletes - produces severe
  fatigue and raises the risk of splenic rupture
• EBV is carried in the throat and transmitted
  through saliva
• SS headache, fatigue, loss of appetite,
  myalgia, fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands
• Care supportive and symptomatic usually out
  for 3-5 weeks depending on spleen symptoms
  tylenol for fever and headache

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• Asthma
• Spasm of the bronchial smooth muscles and
  inflammation of the the mucous membranes
• Caused by a numbers of stressors viral
  respiratory tract infection emotional upset
  changes in barometric pressure exercise
  allergens, etc.
• SS hyperventilation dizziness coughing
  wheezing

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• Management for asthma attack
• Relax and reassure athlete
• If medication is cleared by a physician, use it
• (inhaler/nebulizer)
• Encourage athlete to drink water
• Controlled breathing in through the nose, out
  through the mouth
• Nothing helps -
• seek medical attention

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• Anemia
• Caused by iron-deficiency
• Most prevalent in menstruating women and males
  11-14 y.o.
• SS performance begins to decline burning
  thighs nausea ice craving
• Care Refer for blood tests proper diet (red
  meat/dark poultry) avoid coffee and tea vitamin
  C supplements

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• Foods rich in iron
• Red meats
• Dark poultry
• Total Cereal
• Cream of wheat
• Beans
• Baked potato
• Soy burger
• Tofu

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• Female athlete triad syndrome
• Relationship of 3 medical disorders
• Disordered eating - anorexia or bulimia
• Amenorrhea - no menstrual cycle
• Osteoporosis
• Usually occurs in young women athletes driven to
  excel in her sport and pressured to fit a
  specific athletic image.

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• SS
• Athlete presents with multiple stress reactions
  or fractures
• Asking questions reveals a loss of menstrual
  cycle
• Further questioning reveals a problem with food
  and body image
• Dangers
• Premature bone loss, inadequate bone development,
  increased skeletal fragility
• Dangers associated with loss of menstrual cycle
  reproductive problems
• Psychological issues

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• Identifying those at risk
• Compulsive exercise
• Restricts the amounts and kinds of food consumed
• Eats alone most of the time
• Thinks and talks a lot about food and body weight
• Seems depressed
• Excessive injuries related to activity
• Irregular or absent menstrual periods
• Care prevention identify and screen athletes
  who may be at risk referral

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MRSA

• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
• A strain of staphylococcus bacteria that is
  resistant to antibiotics
• Bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics when
  antibiotics are used often.
• S. aureus most commonly colonizes in the
  nostrils, although the respiratory tract, opened
  wounds, intravenous catheters and urinary tract
  are also potential sites for infection.
• Cases have developed from person-to-person
  contact, shared towels, soaps, improperly treated
  whirlpools, and equipment (mats, pads, surfaces,
  etc).

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• SS
• Skin infections such as pimples, pustules and
  boils
• Present as red, swollen, painful, or have pus
• Mistaken as a spider bite

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• Prevention
• 1. Keep hands clean by washing thoroughly with
  soap and warm water or using an alcohol-based
  hand sanitizer routinely.
• 2. Encourage immediate showering following
  activity.
• 3. Avoid whirlpools or common tubs with open
  wounds, scrapes or scratches.
• 4. Avoid sharing towels, razors, and daily
  athletic gear.
• 5. Properly wash athletic gear and towels after
  each use.

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• 6. Maintain clean facilities and equipment.
• 7. Inform or refer to appropriate health care
  personnel for all active skin lesions and lesions
  that do not respond to initial therapy.
• 8. Administer or seek proper first aid.
• 9. Encourage health care personnel to seek
  bacterial cultures to establish a diagnosis.
• 10. Care and cover skin lesions appropriately
  before participation.