I remember the first time a patient of ours was "caught" wearing weights. I was examining her with her mother and a young resident pediatrician in the room. I noticed that her weight was up, but she looked terrible! So I thought to myself: back to basics, re-examine her carefully in case you have missed some physical sign, maybe she has grown in height and weight has not caught up…..so I repeated her physical exam with an eye to re-assessing her pubertal development. I asked… Read More