Failure to Thrive Flashcards
1
Q
Failure to thrive is usually divided into two categories:
A
*organic cause (cardiac
disease)
*nonorganic cause
(parental role insufficiency)
2
Q
is considered as a form of child neglect
A
nonorganic cause
3
Q
an infant falls below the fifth percentile for weight and height on a standard growth chart
A
Failure to Thrive
4
Q
what are characteristics that infants demonstrate in this condition?
A
*lethargy with poor muscle tone
*staring hungrily at people who approach them as if they are starved
*little cuddling or conforming to being held
*lack of resistance to the examiner’s manipulation
