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Failure To Thrive

Failure To Thrive: Introduction

Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to a baby or child that is not developing as well as desired. The first question when considering FTT is whether there is actually anything wrong. Slowed weight gain (but not weight loss) in an infant could be part of the normal growth curve for this individual infant, or could merely indicate minor changes such as a more active baby. On the other hand, failure to thrive can have serious causes, and it is prudent to monitor weight, height, and other statistics. If there is something wrong, then it can range from minor breastfeeding pattern problems, to extremely serious metabolic and major organ disorders. ...more »

Symptoms of Failure To Thrive

• Slow weight gain
• Weight loss
• Slow height gain
• Slow head circumference gain
• Irritability
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Failure To Thrive:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Failure To Thrive?

• Misdiagnosis of Failure To Thrive
• Failure to diagnose Failure To Thrive
• Hidden causes of Failure To Thrive (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Failure To Thrive

Failure To Thrive: Related Patient Stories

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• Failure to thrive

Failure To Thrive: Deaths

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Types of Failure To Thrive

• Mental retardation, X-linked, with isolated growth hormone deficiency
• Mental retardation -- short stature -- heart and skeletal anomalies
• Cleft palate -- short stature -- vertebral anomalies
• Hypersecretion of growth hormone
• Mental retardation -- short stature -- hand contractures -- genital anomalies
• more types...»

See full list of 707 Types of Failure To Thrive

Failure To Thrive: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Failure To Thrive:

• Short stature
• Delayed development (see Developmental problems)
• more complications...»

Causes of Failure To Thrive

• Feeding problem
  • Inadequate nutrition
  • Poor breast milk quality
  • Inadequate breast milk supply
  • Increased baby activity - as a baby grows, he/she becomes more active, and will burn more calories from crawling and other activities.
• more causes...»

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Disease Topics Related To Failure To Thrive

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Failure To Thrive: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Failure To Thrive

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Failure To Thrive:

• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Failure To Thrive, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Latest Treatments for Failure To Thrive

• Refeeding
• Vitamin supplementation
• more treatments...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Failure To Thrive

Medical research articles related to Failure To Thrive include:

• Point of care testing for Coeliac disease
• 2008 British Guideline on the Management of Asthma
• How is nephrogenic diabetes insipidus diagnosed?
• What is the evidence for the use of tonsillectomy in recurrent tonsillitis? What should be the threshold for referral to ENT?
• Canadian Consensus Guidelines on Human Papillomavirus
• How are thrive lines used with failure to thrive children?
• more research...»

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Research about Failure To Thrive

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Clinical Trials for Failure To Thrive

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Failure To Thrive include:

• Evaluation of Patients With Unresolved Chromosome Abnormalities - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Somatropin Treatment in Patients With SHOX Deficiency and Turner Syndrome - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection
• Multidisciplinary Inpatient Palliative Care Intervention - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of Megestrol Acetate in HIV-Infected Children - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Megestrol acetate
• A Postmarketing Surveillance Program for Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, and Protropin - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 32 Clinical Trials for Failure To Thrive

Failure To Thrive: Broader Related Topics

• Infant conditions
• Infant health conditions
• more types...»

Types of Failure To Thrive

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Definitions of Failure To Thrive:

A condition in which an infant or child's weight gain and growth are far below usual levels for age. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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