Biomaterial Database

Nonorganic failure to thrive. 1989

D Broughton

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Inadequate growth of children, or failure to thrive, can stem from organic or nonorganic causes. Factors involved in nonorganic failure to thrive include poor parental interaction with the child and inadequate caloric intake. Diagnosis of nonorganic failure to thrive requires a thorough history, physical examination, developmental assessment and careful dietary history, with less emphasis on laboratory testing. Therapeutic intervention consists of correcting the nutritional status and addressing the psychosocial issues.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007228	Infant Nutrition Disorders	Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in infants ages 1 month to 24 months.	Infant Malnutrition,Malnutrition, Infant,Nutrition Disorders, Infant,Infant Overnutrition,Infantile Malnutrition,Malnutrition in Infant,Infant Nutrition Disorder,Malnutrition in Infants,Malnutrition, Infantile,Nutrition Disorder, Infant,Overnutrition, Infant
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005183	Failure to Thrive	A condition of substandard growth or diminished capacity to maintain normal function.	Thrive, Failure to
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man