RT Book, Section
A1 Dewar, James C.
A1 Dewar, Stephanie B.
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106845908
T1 Failure to Thrive
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071827454
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106845908
RD 2024/04/24
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISPersistent  weight  loss  over  time.Growth  failure  associated  with  disordered  behavior  and  development.Weight  less  than  third  percentile  for  age.Weight  crosses  two  major  percentiles  downward  over  any  period  of  time  and  continues  to  fall.Median  weight  for  age  of  76–90%  (mild  undernutrition),  61–75%  (moderate  undernutrition),  or  <61%  (severe  undernutrition).