BMJ 2003;327:817 (4 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7418.817
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A tight squeeze
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Although most pathology in paediatrics is psychosocial, once in a while a constellation of clinical signs triggers a dim recollection of something learned long ago. Staring through the glass darkly, you suddenly see the light.
It was a slow afternoon on a brilliant summer day. A father walked in with his four year old son for an appointment. The only problem was that he had come to the wrong place. Although the boy was our patient, his mother had made an appointment for his physical examination elsewhere, as he needed a physical before starting kindergarten and we couldn't fit him in before then. The office manager said we could squeeze the boy in, and so it was that I saw him after all.
Our newest and youngest medical assistant took his vital signs and escorted him and his father to an examination room. I recognised the name when I saw
Brian T Maurer, paediatric physician assistant
Tariffville, Connecticut, USA btmaurer1@comcast.net
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