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Faltering growth: Summary. Faltering growth is a term used to describe a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for age and sex. In the UK, growth in children is monitored on growth charts which combine the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards (based on longitudinal studies of healthy, breastfed infants) and UK birth ...
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Scenario: Faltering growth after the early days of life:...
- Diagnosis
Assessing faltering growth after the early days of life...
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Potential complications of faltering growth or...
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This CKS topic is largely based on the National Institute...
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Early identification and management of faltering growth may...
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This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring...
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Faltering growth (also known as failure to thrive) is a term...
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This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring...
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Sep 27, 2017 · This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring of faltering growth in infants and children. It includes a definition of growth thresholds for concern and identifying the risk factors for, and possible causes of, faltering growth. It also covers interventions, when to refer, service design, and information and support. Recommendations
Nov 16, 2023 · Faltering growth usually results from malnutrition, or undernutrition. This is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) as 'imbalance between nutrient requirements and intake that results in cumulative deficits of energy, protein, or micronutrients that may negatively affect growth, development, and other relevant outcomes'. [4]
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Faltering growth (also known as failure to thrive) is a term used to describe a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for age and sex. The term 'faltering growth' is preferred as periods of slow growth may represent temporary variation from the expected pattern, and the word 'failure' may be seen as negative and potentially critical of parents/carers.
Sep 28, 2017 · Growth in infants and preschool children is a common cause for parental and professional concern. Some weight loss is common in the early days of life, while establishing feeding, and is usually a physiological phenomenon associated with fluid shifts. 1 The term “faltering growth” is used to describe a pattern of slower weight gain than expected for age and sex in infants and preschool ...
- Eva Gonzalez-Viana, Katharina Dworzynski, M Stephen Murphy, Russell Peek
- 2017
The term ‘faltering growth’ (previously called ‘failure to thrive’) is widely used to refer to a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for age and sex. The term faltering growth is preferred as periods of slow growth may represent temporary variation from the expected pattern and the word ‘failure’ may be seen as pejorative. Various definitions of faltering growth ...
Sep 27, 2017 · This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring of faltering growth in infants and children. It includes a definition of growth thresholds for concern and identifying the risk factors for, and possible causes of, faltering growth. It also covers interventions, when to refer, service design, and information and support
