Physician Sportsmed
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I had one of the most rewarding nights of my medical career tonight. I delivered the baby of a woman whom I treated for an eating disorder 7 years ago. I remember the day her parents first brought her to see me, the sports medicine specialist. ⋯ The patient told me she'd eaten nothing for 3 days before her visit, and that I couldn't make her eat. It's intimidating even when a 15-year-old is yelling at you at the top of her lungs. Yet I stood my ground, related the treatment plan, had my nurse draw her blood, and told the girl to come back in a week.