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Q We live in an age of dichotomies—"extra-value meals" and "supersizing" are as common as diets like the Atkins diet and South Beach diet.

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The role of the generalist pediatrician in the specialized field of genetics is key: Screen for genetic disorders; recognize when findings point to a genetic disorder and warrant referral to a geneticist; and counsel families.

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You meet your patient late one evening in the emergency department: a 6-year-old boy comfortably asleep as his mother relates their day's events to you.

Q One of my patients is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with mild mental retardation who, his mother says, is very hard to discipline.

Q Over the past few years, I have seen several children who presented with a history of exaggerated inspiration.

Not until 1980 did experiences in the care of teenagers become a requirement of pediatric residency training, and not until 1997 was a month-long rotation in adolescent medicine made a mandatory part of residency training.

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