The public perception is that more screening is better. It doesn’t help that doctors are not consistent in their screening practices:
The problem with this is that there is a bit of a PR problem trying to explain to parents who think I am not doing what I should by testing their children. Many of my straight-pediatric colleagues still routinely test children’s cholesterol, so parents are surprised when I don’t do it.






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