General Medical Conditions in the Active Population

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This includes the application of anatomy knowledge in your development of evaluation techniques of injuries and illness common to athletes and other individuals. Skills include interviewing clients as well as inspection, auscultation, and palpation. Each student will demonstrate appropriate moral and ethical standards as related to examining another individual. In order to meet the standard set forth in the 5th edition of the Athletic Training Education Competencies and align with future accreditation by The Commission of Accreditation of Athletic Training Education the following objectives must be met to successfully complete this course. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1) Identify components of a health and family history; 2) Demonstrate ability to obtain vitals such as upper/lower extremity pulses, blood pressure, respirations, and temperature; 3) Demonstrate appropriate use of the otoscope; 4) Demonstrate appropriate auscultation of the heart; 5) Demonstrate appropriate auscultation of the lungs; 6) Demonstrate appropriate auscultation of the bowels; 7) Identify components of the self-breast exam; 8) Identify components of the self-testicular exam; 9) Identify components of the Tanner's Stages of Development; 10) Demonstrate the ability to complete a neurological examination; 11) Demonstrate the ability to complete a cranial nerve examination.