In the newborn nursery, the mother reported that the infant had a low body temperature at 24 hours of life and required placement under an overhead warmer. His temperature stabilized and he was discharged to home at 48 hours of life. His total bilirubin level was 14 mg/dL on day of ...
Although the discussion of pediatric growth failure can be traced back over a century in the medical literature, the term failure to thrive (FTT) has only been used in the past several decades. The previously used dichotomy of nonorganic (environmentally
Varavikova MD, MPH, PhD, in The New Public Health (Third Edition), 2014 Failure to Thrive Failure to thrive, or growth retardation, describes the failure of growth in keeping with age compared to a standard growth pattern. It is particularly common in inadequately fed babies in developing ...
It may be that this unrecognized group is at a higher risk of developing FTT. The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss birthweight as a possible precursor to the development of FTT. 展开 关键词: failure to thrive birthweight infant behaviour full‐term newborn intrauterine growth ...
Patient 1 had a marked history of failure to thrive, (weight 50% for 5 1/2 months at 20 months, length 50% for 15 months at 20 months). Patient 2 was noted to be growth retarded at 2 months upon presenting to the hospital with respiratory symptoms (weight 50% for a newborn, ...
Maternal choriocarcinoma was reported in 17 of the 30 cases. Conclusion: the differential diagnosis of infantile anaemia, failure to thrive and liver enlargement should include infantile choriocarcinoma and prompt measurement of β-human chorionic gonadotropin. This is a preview of subscription content,...
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The elevated level of carnitine Seems to promote the newborn adaptation in utilizing long chain fatty acid. During fetal life glucose and amino acids are prevalently used as a metabolic fuel and fatty acid oxidation is low. .J. JAEKEN*, M. VANDERSCHUEREN-LODEWEYCKX*, P CASAER*, 90 L....
Objectives: To study the postoperative outcome of infants under the age of 18 months in whom an adenotonsillectomy had been performed, with particular emphasis on the pre- and postoperative weight gain and linear growth velocities, and the resolution of symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)....
Failure to thrive and its relationship to serum vitamin A levels and diet Serum vitamin A and retinol-binding protein (RBP) levels were determined in a group of 34 children between 1 and 4 years of age with failure to thrive and ......