As summer is rapidly coming to an end, countless sports physicals have been performed to get the student-athletes eligible for their sport.   I recently did one of these exams on a 15 year-old football player who was going to be a sophomore. He was brought in by his dad. As I was finishing my […]

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Amy, a little 3-month-old was on my schedule with the chief complaint was that her eyes crossed   Entering the room, Mom, Amy, 19-month-old brother Jax, and a set of grandparents were waiting with an aura of angst and tension. Reviewing Amy’s chart, I had last seen her at her two-month well check, and she […]

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It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not on the schedule.   Six-year-old Tyler had been sent home from kindergarten because the teacher noticed he had a rash. Mom was apologetic for not having an appointment. She explained the school had called her […]

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I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief complaint.   It said, “Red rash on the ears”. When I entered the room, I was warmly welcomed by five-year-old Max who was playing with hot wheel cars on the examining table. He was the […]

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