tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post5651665297733922892..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Monstroustetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-27180166095751919832010-02-26T17:41:08.655-05:002010-02-26T17:41:08.655-05:00The guidelines are fluid. I believe that the AAP ...The guidelines are fluid. I believe that the AAP defines pediatrics as extending to age 21. If patients are still in school and functioning as dependants, then we tend to keep them. Once they're out in the "real world," we gently suggest they transition to a "grown-up provider." Sometimes this transition happens very, very slowly.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-61239845954277140542010-02-26T17:37:20.363-05:002010-02-26T17:37:20.363-05:00OK dr.danny, when I hear adolescent, I think teena...OK dr.danny, when I hear adolescent, I think teenager. What is the cut off date for a pediatrician before they go to an adult doctor?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479599370182337383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-20693447807300508022010-02-26T13:47:11.791-05:002010-02-26T13:47:11.791-05:00Donald, I start offering unchaperoned exams to pat...Donald, I start offering unchaperoned exams to patients at about 11. However, as I said above, typically I do this with the parent in the room so it is understood to be the patient's preference. The area where parents wait is right around the corner, and I make a point of coming out and speaking with them as promptly as possible.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-65258834757547480472010-02-26T12:55:47.496-05:002010-02-26T12:55:47.496-05:00"The number of times I have examined non-adol..."The number of times I have examined non-adolescent patients without a parent present is zero. It is something I never do."<br /><br />I dunno, when I was 11 I had an undescended testicle, and my doctor gave me a physical (which hurt like hell, because he forced it to descend, etc.) To an untrained eye it might have looked fishy, but believe you me, I knew there was nothing sexual about it.<br />There is no way in the world I would have wanted either of my parents in the room. 7 and under I agree but there is a point after that that kids deserve their privacy. Maybe the parents can sit behind a curtain, so that they can hear everything (and at any moment come from behind it)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479599370182337383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-50316850016496347612010-02-26T01:41:37.546-05:002010-02-26T01:41:37.546-05:00Don't want to talk about it, don't want to...Don't want to talk about it, don't want to read about it (I did read your whole post, Dan, but only because it's you), don't want to think about it.<br />And that's probably wrong, but that's what I have right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-6075011612237167392010-02-25T20:52:50.710-05:002010-02-25T20:52:50.710-05:00The presumption of innocence does not apply to pub...The presumption of innocence does not apply to public opinion. No one but the jury is required to assume innocence until the prosecution proves a crime has been committed. Usually it is a good idea to avoid the rush to judgment, but if the news report is accurate that video evidence exists, well...Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-71246184470794659542010-02-25T20:24:50.836-05:002010-02-25T20:24:50.836-05:00It's hard to keep in mind that the presumption...It's hard to keep in mind that the presumption of innocence exists for <i>exactly</i> such situations as these, where the accusation is so overwhelmingly repulsive that merely being accused is the equivalent of being convicted. with that said, given this sort of support from his own attorney...<br /><br /><i>"It seems to me that we need to do a very rigorous exploration of his mental health and see if there's any pathology there ... This case kind of cries out for that kind of analysis."</i><br /><br />...suggests to me that counsel does not think that a defense on the merits of the case is going to go very far.<br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the shout-out!Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-47447602173599344862010-02-25T19:57:04.213-05:002010-02-25T19:57:04.213-05:00I want to say something that reflects how complete...I want to say something that reflects how completely horrible this person is, and how infuriating it is that justice cannot be served and that he will never grasp the harm he's done. But words fail.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.com