Girl presents to office for sports participation clearance

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An 11-year-old girl presents to the office for sports participation clearance. She reports mild nasal congestion, malaise, and a dry cough. Since her last visit she has joined her middle school's tennis team and she is looking forward to her first practice this week. Her medical history includes HIV, intermittent asthma, and childhood absence epilepsy. Her conditions are well controlled on combination antiretroviral therapy, ethosuximide, and an albuterol inhaler. She has been seizure-free for 18 months. Her vital signs at today's visit include BP 112/70 mm Hg, HR 100 bpm, RR 16/min, SpO2 99%, and T 101.1°F. On physical examination, her lungs are clear to auscultation and no murmurs are present. A mild left-sided thoracic rib prominence is noted on the forward bend test. Which of the following excludes the patient from participating in her tennis practice? Current febrile illness History of asthma History of HIV infection Known seizure disorder Scoliosis.

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