Failure to thrive echocardiography and ultrasound

Echocardiography and ultrasounds are useful in diagnosing organic causes of failure to thrive.

• Echocardiography and ultrasounds are useful in diagnosing organic causes of failure to thrive. Listing down each organic cause is beyond the scope of this microchapter.
• Listing down each organic cause is beyond the scope of this microchapter.
• Echocardiocardiogrpahs may be useful in diagnosing congenital heart disease or cardiac malignancies
• Ultrasounds are useful in diagnosing obstructions, gastrointestinal malignancies or inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
  • Low muscle volume,hepatomegaly, increased hepatic echogenicity (as a sign of hepatosteatosis),anechoic intraperitoneal fluid (ascites) are some ultrasound findings in patients with failure to thrive.

• An example of an organic cause diagnosed by an echocardiography is :

• Ventricular Septal Defect

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