Failure to thrive screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]

There are no established screening protocols established for failure to thrive.

• There are no established screening protocols established for failure to thrive.
• Screening mainly involves frequent monitoring of anthropometric measurements such as weight for age, height for age, weight for height and head circumference.
• One should also enquire about environmental, psychological and nutritional factors that contribute to failure to thrive at each well child visit.

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