Review Questions and Class Activities

Describe the organisms underlying the common skin infections seen in athletes. Name a disease caused by each one.
Invite a dermatologist or other professional to speak to the class about skin conditions, skin disease, and their care. He or she may wish to discuss specific conditions that pose a serious threat to the athlete's health and to others.
Describe the anemias that most often affect the athlete. How should each be managed?
What are the most common conditions related to the digestive system?
What is diabetes mellitus? What is the difference between diabetic coma and insulin shock? How is each managed?
What is epilepsy? What should an athletic trainer do for the athlete during a seizure? After it?
What is hypertension and how should it be addressed in athletics?
In a sports setting, what is the indication that an athlete has a contagious disease?
Discuss the ethics of using drugs to improve sports performance.
How do stimulants enhance an athlete's performance? Do they, in fact, enhance it?
What are the deleterious effects of hormonal manipulation in sports?
Describe blood doping in sports. Why is it used? What are its dangers?
List the dangers of smokeless tobacco. List the effects of nicotine on the body.
Select a recreational drug to research. What are the physiological responses to it, and what dangers does it pose to the athlete?
How can an athlete who is abusing drugs be identified? Describe behavioral identification and drug testing.
Discuss menstrual irregularities that occur in highly active athletes. Why do they occur? How should they be managed? How do they relate to reproduction? What is the female athletic triad and how can it be prevented?

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