daily quesiton

[Scott Rand]

You are seeing a new patient for a pre-participation exam and this athlete would like to be cleared to scuba dive. Which statement is true regarding scuba diving participation?

A.      An athlete with a well-controlled seizure disorder who is on a stable dose of medication and has been seizure-free for 6 months is safe to be cleared

B.      An athlete with a previous spontaneous pneumothorax can be cleared for shallow dives only

C.      An athlete with sickle cell trait has no more risk of hypoxia than the average diver and is safe to be cleared

D.      An athlete with myringotomy tubes in place for 3 months is safe to be cleared

E.       An athlete with an active otitis media if treated with antibiotics is safe to be cleared

 

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Scott E Rand, MD  FAAFP CAQSM

Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Co Director of Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Willowbrook

Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine  Houston Methodist Academic Institute

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in Clinical Medicine  Weill Cornell Medical College.

13802 Centerfield Dr  Suite 300

Houston, TX  77070