What it means
It is judged on growth charts: weight below the 5th percentile for age, or weight that drops across two major percentile lines. Causes include not getting enough calories (feeding problems, poverty or neglectnih-GLEKTFailure to give a child or dependent adult the food, shelter, care, safety or medical help they need.Full entry ), not absorbing food (celiac disease, cystic fibrosis) and needing extra calories (heart defects). The term is also used for an older adult who is losing weight, eating little and declining.
For the nurse
Weigh the child on the same scale each time, record exactly what and how much the child eats, and watch how the parent and child are during feeding.
At a glance
| Also written | FTT |
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