The Pediatric Medical Triangle

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Abstract
The pediatric patient has many needs which are often ignored in the ambulatory environment partially due to participation in a medical triangle. This medical triangle and its participants frequently contribute to the development of an ineffective physician-patient encounter which, in turn, may lead to numerous problems including parental dissatisfaction, altered health care behavior and noncompliance with clinic appointments and drug therapy. This article attempts to summarize some of these problems with the pediatric medical triangle as well as some of the special needs of this patient.