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This document discusses an infant who is presenting with failure to thrive. It notes that the infant was born at 36 weeks gestation to an adolescent mother and currently has a weight below the 2nd percentile based on WHO standards. Failure to thrive is defined as an infant whose weight or weight gain trajectory is not equal to other infants of the same age, gender and ethnicity. Specifically, it can include infants who drop more than two lines on growth charts, are below the 3rd percentile for weight, or have a weight for height or weight for age below certain percentiles. Given that over 80% of cases do not have an underlying medical cause, the document emphasizes taking a thorough history of feeding patterns, intake, and psychosocial factors to better
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Failure To Thrive by Pamudith Karunaratne Dr Pamudith Karunaratne
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Failure to thrive (FTT) is a condition in children characterized by inadequate growth, often due to low weight for age or height, and is associated with various factors including poor nutrition, health issues, and socioeconomic status. Accurate diagnosis involves tracking growth patterns and understanding potential causes such as caloric intake, nutrient absorption, and metabolic rates. Management focuses on promoting optimal growth through dietary interventions, addressing underlying health conditions, and supporting families through education and resources.Failure to thrive (nidz)
Failure to thrive (nidz)Nidhil Narayanan
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Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to inadequate growth in infants and children. It is defined as weight below the 3rd percentile on a growth chart or a significant drop off from a previously established growth curve. FTT can be organic, resulting from medical causes like prematurity or malnutrition, or inorganic, caused by non-medical factors like poor parenting or neglect. Evaluation involves a thorough history, physical exam, and basic lab tests. Treatment focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying cause while ensuring adequate calorie intake through increased feeding or supplementation. Early diagnosis and intervention are important to prevent long term developmental and health impacts of prolonged malnutrition.2-Failure-to-Thrive (1).ppt
2-Failure-to-Thrive (1).pptHamna Al-Musalhi
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This document discusses failure to thrive in children. It begins by defining failure to thrive as inadequate nutrition leading to abnormal growth. Growth charts are then reviewed as tools to identify failure to thrive. The causes of failure to thrive are categorized as inadequate calories, inability to utilize calories, and increased caloric needs. Child abuse, including neglect, medical child abuse, and physical/sexual abuse, are also discussed as potential causes. The evaluation, treatment, and multidisciplinary management of failure to thrive are outlined.Failure to thrive by ulfat aimin
Failure to thrive by ulfat aiminIslamic university of science and technology awantipora
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Failure to thrive (FTT) is a serious condition in infants and children characterized by inadequate growth, identified when weight falls below the 3rd percentile. The causes of FTT can be organic (such as medical disorders) or inorganic (related to caregiver behavior), with symptoms including irritability and failure to achieve developmental milestones. Management involves improving nutritional intake, caregiver skills, and addressing underlying issues to ensure normal growth and development.FAILURE TO THRIVE.ppt
FAILURE TO THRIVE.ppthisham aly
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Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to inadequate growth, defined as weight or weight for height below the 3rd percentile for age on growth charts. FTT can be due to organic causes like medical issues or non-organic causes such as psychosocial problems. Evaluation of FTT involves collecting growth data, medical history, nutritional history, developmental assessment, physical exam, and laboratory tests to identify potential causes. Common causes include inadequate calorie intake, inability to utilize calories, increased calorie needs, and calorie loss through vomiting or malabsorption.Failure to thrive
Failure to thriveMedical Student
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Failure to thrive is defined as weight gain that is below the 5th percentile or crosses two major percentile lines on a growth chart. It can be caused by defective intake, absorption, increased loss of nutrients, or intrinsic illness. Defective intake includes issues with breastfeeding or artificial feeding, emotional deprivation, infection, or vitamin deficiencies. Defective absorption may involve problems with fats, carbohydrates, or proteins. Increased nutrient loss can occur through vomiting, diarrhea, excessive sweating, or parasites. Intrinsic illnesses include inborn errors of metabolism, organ diseases, or chronic infections. The causes can be organic relating to physiological issues, or non-organic involving defective intake. A thorough history and physical exam is needed toFailure to thrive
Failure to thriveIslamic university of science and technology awantipora
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Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to inadequate growth in infants and children. It is defined as weight below the 3rd percentile or a significant decrease from an established growth curve. FTT can be organic, due to medical causes like prematurity or malnutrition, inorganic, due to non-medical causes like neglect or poor parenting, or mixed. Clinical features include low weight and height compared to standards, as well as decreased developmental milestones. Diagnosis involves medical history, physical exam, and tests to identify underlying causes. Management focuses on optimizing nutrition, providing a nurturing environment, parental education, and treating any medical issues contributing to FTT.Ftt
FttNavjyot Singh
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FTT describes inadequate growth in children and is diagnosed using growth charts. It affects 5-10% of young children. Causes include inadequate caloric intake, absorption issues, increased needs, or defective utilization. Organic causes stem from medical issues while inorganic are due to caregiver actions. Diagnosis involves history, exam, and tests like bloodwork and growth monitoring. Management focuses on optimal nutrition, supportive environment, education, and follow up to promote catch up growth. Prognosis depends on duration and treatment of the underlying cause.Failure to thrive malnutrition paedia . pptx
Failure to thrive malnutrition paedia . pptxAasthaPawar4
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Failure to thrive is a disorder where infants and children do not gain weight or may lose weight at an expected rate. It is defined as weight being below the 3rd percentile on a growth chart or weight gain less than 20g/day from birth to 3 months or 15g/day from 3-6 months. Failure to thrive can be organic due to medical causes, inorganic due to non-medical causes like poor parenting, or mixed. Causes include inadequate calorie intake, absorption issues, increased calorie needs, excessive calorie loss, or altered growth regulation. Assessment involves a physical exam, growth chart, and lab tests. Management focuses on correcting underlying issues, improving nutrition and caregiving, and follow up to support catch2-Failure-to-Thrive.pdf Failure-to-Thrive
2-Failure-to-Thrive.pdf Failure-to-ThriveShanmugaShundaram1
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Failure to thrive (FTT) is a significant issue in pediatric care, affecting 1-5% of hospital referrals and often goes underdiagnosed. It is characterized by inadequate nutrition leading to abnormal growth patterns, with potential causes including inadequate calorie intake, inability to utilize calories, and increased caloric needs. Proper evaluation and treatment require a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on dietary changes, behavioral modifications, and consideration of underlying medical or social issues.Ad
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- 1. Running Head: FAILURE TO THRIVE? 1 Failure to Thrive? Lesson 3.2 St. Josephs College of Maine
- 2. FAILURE TO THRIVE? 2 Initially, the clinician should review the birth weight with an understanding that she was born at 36 weeks gestation, know as a late preterm birth to an adolescent mother. Most importantly, a review of BMI for age, to determine if it is less than the 5th percentile, and weight less than 75 percent of median weight for length should be determined. This infant does fall below the weight for length percentiles, just below or at 2% according to WHO, (Kirkland & Motil, 2014). Weight velocity unfortunately cannot be calculated as there are no weights available since the 2 week visit (Cole & Lanham, 2011). Failure to thrive can be a broadly used term to describe a child whose current weight or trajectory of weight gain does not equal that of other children of similar age, gender and ethnicity (Stephens, Gentry, Michener & Kendall, 2008). According to the CDC, FTT includes children who drop more than two standard percentile lines on growth charts, are below the 3rd percentile for weight, have weight for length less than 80% of ideal weight, have height or weight less than a 3rd percentile, and have weight for height less than a 10th percentile or weight for age less than two standard deviations below the mean for age. More than 80% of children with poor growth do not have an underlying medical disorder, so a careful history of feeding patterns, appetite, daily intake, types of foods and amount of activity should be pursued. Failure to thrive without an underlying medical disorder represents a disruption in the biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors that contribute to a child's growth and development (Kirkland & Motil, 2014). History questions first and foremost should include feedings, amount taken, type of formula, and if there is any regurgitation. It is unlikely that this mother is breast-feeding, as she is attending school, so formula mixing techniques should be questioned and reviewed. A psychosocial history which involves the caretakers understanding of how often to feed the infant and how much the infant should be taking at this stage of development is crucial.
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