Abstracts in Urgent Care – October 2016

Watching for the Female Athlete Triad Key point: Understanding the female athlete triad is the best way to identify it. Citation: Weiss Kelly AK, Hecht S; Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness.  The female athlete triad. Pediatrics. 2016;138:e20160922. The female athlete triad continues to be better understood over time. As more females participate at higher levels of competition this disorder must be considered. The report’s authors note that the triad of amenorrhea, osteoporosis, and disordered …

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