• IOWA ATHLETIC PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

    2026-2027
  • Please complete and sign this form (with your parents if younger than 18) before your appointment.
  • Date of Birth:
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  • Date of Examination:
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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • History Form:

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  • General Questions:

  • In the section below, if you answer "yes" to any questions, please explain further in the space provided at the end of this form.

  • Do you have any concerns that you would like to discuss with your provider?
  • Has a provider ever denied or restricted your participation in sport for any reason?
  • Do you have any ongoing medical issues or recent illnesses?
  • Heart Health Questions:

  • Have you ever passed out or nearly passed out during or after exercise?
  • Have you ever had discomfort, pain, tightness or pressure in your chest during exercise?
  • Does your heart ever race, flutter in your chest or skip beats (have irregular beats) during exercise?
  • Has a doctor ever told you that you have any heart problems?
  • Has a doctor ever requested a test for your heart? For example, electrocardiography (ECG) or echocardiography?
  • Do you get lightheaded or feel shorter of breath more quickly than your friends during exercise?
  • Do you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol?
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  • Questions about your Family:

  • Has any family member or relative died of heart problems or had an unexpected or unexplained sudden death before age 35 (including drowning or unexplained car crash)?
  • Does anyone in your family have a genetic heart problem such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), Marfan syndrome, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), long QT syndrome (LQTS), short QT syndrome (SQTS), Brugada syndrome or catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)?
  • Has anyone in your family had a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator before age 35?
  • Does anyone in your family have asthma?
  • Bone and Joint Questions:

  • Have you ever had a stress reaction, stress fracture or an injury to a bone, muscle, ligament, joint, or tendon that caused you to miss a practice or game?
  • Have you had an X-ray, MRI, CT scan or had physical therapy for any reason?
  • Are you currently experiencing any bone, muscle, ligament or joint injury or pain that bother you?
  • Do you currently, or have you in the past worn orthotics, braces or protective equipment for any reason?
  • Medical Question:

  • Do you cough, wheeze or have difficulty breathing during or after exercise? Or have you ever been diagnosed with asthma?
  • Are you missing a kidney, an eye, a testicle (males), your spleen, an ovary (females) or any other organ?
  • Do you have groin or testicle pain or a painful bulge or hernia in the groin area?
  • Do you have any recurring skin rashes or rashes that come and go, including herpes or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
  • Have you had a concussion? Or a head injury that caused confusion, a prolonged headache, or memory problems?
  • Have you ever had a seizure?
  • Do you get frequent headaches?
  • Have you ever had numbness, tingling, weakness in your arms or legs, or been unable to move your arms or legs after being hit or falling?
  • Have you ever become ill when exercising in the heat?
  • Do you have sickle cell trait or disease? Or anyone in your family?
  • Have you ever had or do you have any problems with your eyes or vision?
  • Do you worry about your weight?
  • Are you trying to or has anyone recommended that you gain or lose weight?
  • Are you on a special diet or do you avoid certain types of foods or food groups?
  • Have you ever had an eating disorder?
  • Have you ever taken anabolic steroids or used any other performance-enhancing supplement?
  • Have you ever taken any supplements to help you gain or lose weight or improve your performance?
  • FEMALES only:

  • Have you ever had a menstrual period?
  • Is your menstrual cycle regular?
  • I hereby state that, to the best of my knowledge, my answers to the questions on this form are complete and correct.
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  • Medical Eligibility Form

  • Consent (to be filled out by parent/guardian)

  • Date of Birth:
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  • Date of Examination:
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  • I acknowledge and give consent for a copy of this form to be kept in the student's school health record and shared with the school in the event that additional medical information is needed/appropriate. Should my student's health change in any way that would impact information in this form and/or participation, I will inform the school as soon as possible.
  • Consent to release form
  • Date:
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  • * I understand that I may be asked to release additional health information to the school if needed.
  • Shared Emergency Information (To be filled out by athlete/athlete's caregiver)

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