Failure to thrive (FTT) is not a diagnosis but a sign of inadequate nutrition in young children manifested by a failure of physical growth, usually affecting weight. In severe cases,...
Successful treatment of FTT is almost always accomplished by a careful and detailed history because most cases are due to underfeeding or inappropriate feeding.
Prenatal and developmen...
Caregiver and infant interaction should be evaluated in infants and children with FTT.
Age-appropriate nutritional counseling should be provided.
The goal is to improve nutriti...
Close (every 2 to 4 weeks at first, and then 1 to 2 months if good progress), long-term follow-up with frequent visits.
Children with history of FTT are at increas...
Homan GJ. Failure to thrive: a practical guide. Am Fam Physician. 2016;94(4):295–299.
Tang MN, et al. Failure to thrive or growth falter...
R62.7 Adult failure to thrive
R62.51 Failure to thrive (child)
P92.6 Failure to thrive in newborn
248279007 Frailty
21134002 Disability
54840006 Failure to thrive
129588001 Adult failure to...
FTT is a sign of inadequate nutrition. It is rarely due to a medical condition.
Underlying medical and/or social issues are generally suggested by history and physical exam, and extensi...
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<bold>FIGURE 7-7</bold> Turner syndrome. Short stature, stocky build, crest chest, lack of breast development, and cubitus valgus are evident in this 13-year-old girl.
<bold>FIGURE 7-7</bold> Turner syndrome. Short stature, stocky build, crest chest, lack of breast development, and cubitus val...
<bold>FIGURE 38-1.</bold> In irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS) , the spastic contractions of the bowel can be seen on x-ray contrast studies.
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Trisomy 21 in the karyotype of a child with Down syndrome. All other chromosomes are normal.
A. Translocation of the long arms of chromosomes 14 and 21 at the centromere. Loss of the short arms is not clinically significant, and these individuals are clinically normal, although they are at risk for producing offspring with unbalanced translocations. B. Karyotype of translocation of chromosome 21 into 14, resulting in Down syndrome.
A. Translocation of the long arms of chromosomes 14 and 21 at the centromere. Loss of the short arms is not clinically significant, and th...