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Case 4
An overweight 13-year-old girl comes in for an annual checkup. Her mother waits for her in the reception area. The
patient seems nervous and refuses to get on the scales when it is time to weigh her. She says she does not want anyone
to know how much she weighs, not even you. You and the patient both know that another girl from her school was in
the office last week, and you are sure the other patient weighed much more than this patient does. The patient asks you
how much the other girl weighed. Maybe telling the patient would make her feel better and she would let you weigh her.
What should you do?