Failure to thrive

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postnatal growth disorder, prenatal growth disorder

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• , University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Failure to thrive is a condition commonly seen by primary care physicians.
• Organic failure to thrive is caused by medical complications of premature birth or other medical illnesses that interfere with feeding and normal bonding activities between parents and infants.
• If the cause for failure to thrive is not apparent, the next step would be to run some simple screening lab tests including a Complete Blood Count (CBC) with differential, urinalysis, and a measurement of serum electrolytes, BUN and creatinine.
• 3,4 In elderly patients, failure to thrive is associated with increased infection rates, diminished cell-mediated immunity, hip fractures, decubitus ulcers, and increased surgical mortality rates.
• In summary, there is persuasive evidence that failure to thrive is associated with a range of organic and psychosocial difficulties and significant disability.

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