All of the following are contraindications for an adolescent boy's participation in sports, EXCEPT
a. poorly controlled seizure disorder. c. cardiomyopathy.
b. absence of a paired organ. d. varicocele.
D
It is important to remember those conditions that contraindicate participation in sporting events: a) atlantoaxial instability; b) carditis; c) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; d) uncontrolled severe hypertension; e) suspected coronary artery disease; f) specific EKG abnormalities;
g) absence of a paired organ; h) poorly controlled seizure disorder; and i) hepatosplenomegaly.
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