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| Medical Conditions in the Physically Active, 4th Edition |
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ISBN: 978-1-71821-540-5,
533 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-71821-540-1 |
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| Copyright: |
2025 |
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| Edition: |
4th |
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| Author: |
Flanagan, Katie Walsh, EdD, ATC, LAT; Cuppett, Micki, EdD, LAT, ATC, FNAP |
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Specialties:
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Athletic Training
, Sports Medicine |
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| Publisher: |
Human Kinetics |
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| List Price: |
$119.00 |
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At A Glance
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Medical Conditions in the Physically Active, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, assists athletic trainers and other allied health care providers in recognizing and identifying medical conditions in athletes and active individuals. The book addresses medical conditions by body system, their mechanism of acquisition, signs, symptoms, differential diagnoses, referral, treatment, return-to-participation criteria, and potential comorbidities. Previously titled Medical Conditions in the Athlete, this fourth edition uses current research to offer assessment and treatment information for medical conditions that affect both athletes and active populations. The highly esteemed authors, Katie Walsh Flanagan and Micki Cuppett, have combined their professional skills and educational expertise to create a valuable athletic training resource with updated content that aligns with Board of Certification (BOC) and Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) standards. The book is organized into three sections.."Introduction to Medical Conditions, Pharmacology and Interventions, and Medical Conditions by System.."and there are 18 comprehensive chapters. Throughout the text, more than 350 full-color illustrations and photographs visually enhance readers... comprehension of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Pharmacological tables organize drugs by categories that include generic and trade names, therapeutic uses, adult dosage information, and possible adverse effects. Important terminology is highlighted throughout the chapters, and a glossary appears at the end of the text. Chapter objectives and chapter summaries assist students in finding key information. Chapter quizzes, which are automatically graded, may also be assigned to test comprehension of critical concepts.
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Reviewer:
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Bridget Murphy,
MD
(Medical College of Wisconsin)
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Range
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Score
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Are the author's objectives met? |
10 |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
8 |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
4 |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
5 |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
5 |
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Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. |
5 |
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Rate the print quality of the illustrations. |
5 |
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Are there sufficient references? |
5 |
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Rate the currency of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
8 |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
8 |
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Reviewer:
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Bridget Murphy,
MD
(Medical College of Wisconsin)
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Description
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| This book provides medical information to aid health care providers and athletic trainers recognize medical conditions and decide on a course of treatment. The previous edition was published in 2017. |
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Purpose
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| The purpose of the book is to teach athletic trainers to identify the signs and symptoms of a medical diagnosis, understand potential treatments athletes may receive, and understand specific return to play metrics for common medical conditions. The book emphasizes that athletic trainers are often the first health care providers athletes see and can detect many conditions first and refer properly to physicians if given the correct education. Given the amount of day-to-day interaction athletic trainers have with a group of athletes, the book is filling a key role by providing an overview of a variety of common conditions. |
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Audience
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| This book's primary audience is students and young professionals, specific to athletic training, but it would also be appropriate for other allied health students. The book reads like a textbook and would be more appropriate for a student. A professional might find it useful as a reference book. The subject matter is appropriate for both athletic training and other medical professionals. Both authors are experts in the athletic training and education fields. They have numerous years of experience on the field as trainers, as well as teaching, heading professional societies, and writing other medical textbooks. |
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Features
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| This book reviews common non-musculoskeletal conditions in the active population. It puts special emphasis on sports-specific metrics, such as return to play criteria, for each condition. The book's organization is a main highlight, as it sets up students for success when learning new information. The book contains three main sections: an introductory medicine section, a section on pharmacology and procedures, and a section that breaks down common conditions by organ system. Each chapter begins with clearly stated objectives, which is especially helpful for young learners. Another common theme is the regular text box inserts with headings of "Clinical Tips", "Red Flags", or "Condition Highlight", which bring special emphasis to a topic of interest. The book contains color photos and diagrams throughout to aid in understanding of both normal and pathologic conditions. The pharmacology and procedure chapters have excellent tables and step by step procedure instructions, are good instructional aids as well as references for the future. The book also comes with access to online case studies to assess for retention and utilization of newly learned material. |
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Assessment
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| Overall, this book is a high-quality book containing an excellent system for learners to organize their thoughts surrounding new topics. It will be especially useful for athletic training students and newly graduated athletic trainers. There are some sections that go into more detail than would be required for athletic trainers (specifically the procedures and pharmacology sections), although this may be an attempt to widen the book's intended audience. This may also allow the book to function as a reference guide in some capacities, although it does not appear this was the author's original intention. The updates included in this edition include photos of dermatologic conditions on a variety of skin tones as well as new chapters on endocrine disorders, systemic disorders, and prevention of disease transmission, making this edition a needed update. |
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