Goal:
Students will gain knowledge and develop clinical skills to take a comprehensive and confidential adolescent history and learn about specific adolescent care concerns.
Objectives:
Following the outpatient pediatric rotation, students will be able to:
- Name specific vaccines recommended for the adolescent
- Identify and describe the sequence of the physical changes of puberty (e.g. Tanner scale)
- Explain and demonstrate how to take a HEEADSSS history
- Know what the mnemonic CRAFFT stands for
- Conduct a pre-participation sports examination and demonstrate the key components of the history and physical exam necessary to clear an individual for participation in strenuous exercise (cardiac, pulmonary, and musculo-skeletal)
Resources:
Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccinations for preteens and teens
Harriett Lane - section on Tanner staging and section on orthopedic screening exam
The Preparticipation Sports Evaluation
reviewed 04/2016
reviewed 04/2016
