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PPE: Preparticipation Evaluation
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Title Details
6th Ed.
© 2027 American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine
Joel S. Brenner, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAMSSM; Cynthia R. LaBella, MD, FAAP, FAMSSM
ISBN-13: 978-1-61002-906-3
eISBN-13: 978-1-61002-907-0
Pediatrics
Additional Details
This resource guides health care professionals through the preparticipation evaluation (PPE) process in the medical home for youth in middle school through college who are participating in athletics or other organized activities requiring a physician’s evaluation.
Included are recommendations on PPE timing, setting, and structure; medical history questions; and how to determine participation eligibility. This resource also lists return-to-play guidelines, addresses medicolegal and ethical concerns, and discusses implementation in practice. Contents cover physical examination and eligibility, systems-based examinations, cardiovascular problems, central nervous system, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urogenital, musculoskeletal, dermatologic, mental health, and more.
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