Tag Archives: catch-up growth
24(6) Part 1 – Failure to Thrive
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, behavior, catch-up growth, CSHCN, failure to thrive, growth, intervention, oral-motor, social
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19(4) Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Infants: Implications for growth, outcome, and nutrition management
This issue of NUTRITION FOCUS will discuss the implications and nutrition management of infants experiencing deviations in fetal growth focusing on intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and small for gestational age (SGA). The three cases illustrate the various issues faced by … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, catch-up growth, energy, growth, growth charts, intervention, intrauterine growth retardataion, iugr, premature infants, sga, small for gestational age
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