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Failure to thrive is a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000991.htm
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Failure to thrive is a diagnosis given to children who are consistently underweight or who do not gain weight for unclear reasons. There are many causes. Most causes involve environmental and social factors that interact to keep the child from getting the nutrition the child needs.
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www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch267/ch267j.html
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Diabetes & Endocrinology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11016045?src=emed_ckb...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11016045?src=emed_ckb_ref_0
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BACKGROUND: The epidemiological profile of infants failing to thrive is unclear. ... RESULTS: None of the prenatal factors was associated with failure to thrive in the multivariable analysis nor were traditional markers of socioeconomic deprivation such as poor parental education or low occupational status.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15155703
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Ultimate physical growth may be decreased in children with failure to thrive. Cognitive development is affected in children younger than 5 years who have failure to thrive. With improvement of nutritional status, these deficits may not be completely reversed.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/985007-overview
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50 to 3rd percentile on their growth charts). Below is a chart so that you can understand "normal" growth rates. Failure to thrive children do not experience these "normal" rates.
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www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/176
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However, for all children with failure to thrive, our goals are: to achieve "catch-up growth" and to subsequently maintain normal weight gain. The treatment team can consist of a variety of specialists including, doctors, dieticians, nurses, social workers and psychologists.
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www.drpaul.com/library/FTT.html
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Children with NOFTT that are not treated for an extended period of time may have difficulty "catching up" developmentally and socially. About 50 percent of children who experienced failure to thrive as an infant or young child continue to have social and emotional problems or eating problems later in life.
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www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/growth/thr...
www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/growth/thrive.html
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Although it's been recognized for more than a century, failure to thrive lacks a precise definition, in part because it describes a condition rather than a specific disease. Kids who fail ... Children with failure to thrive need the help of their parents and a doctor. Sometimes, an entire medical team will work on the case.
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www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/parents/2298...
www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/parents/22982.aspx
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