Today’s practitioner faces many challenges when presented with a child who fails to grow at expected rates or is diagnosed as failure-to thrive (FTT). Although it has a documented place in pediatric literature, there is no clear consensus regarding an objective definition for FTT. For each health care provider the term FTT can imply very different conditions depending on the circumstances. A team approach, including the family, can provide optimal care for a child who is failing to grow appropriately. While the definition to diagnose FTT may be elusive guidelines are available for identification and treatment. This edition of Nutrition Focus will provide a discussion of identification and intervention for children failing to grow following expected patterns.
24(6) Part 1 – Failure to Thrive
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