Pediatric Puzzler: A 1-month-old loses weight--no time to waste!

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This afternoon in the office, a follow-up weight check on a 4-week-old girl reveals, to your consternation, that she is now 10 ounces below her birth weight of 6 lbs, 7 oz.

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