Failure to Thrive and Malnutrition -

Failure to Thrive and Malnutrition

A Practical, Evidence-Based Clinical Guide

Joyee Goswami Vachani (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
VII, 172 Seiten
2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-14163-8 (ISBN)
85,59 inkl. MwSt

Failure to Thrive (FTT) is a multifactorial illness requiring the systematic application of evidence in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team-based approach. Evidence suggests most cases of FTT can be diagnosed using key elements of the patient history and physical examination including appropriate growth assessment, and that laboratory testing is usually unhelpful in determining an etiology. Despite this, there is wide variation in the definition, evaluation, treatment, costs, and outcomes of FTT patients, with subsequent burdens on the healthcare system. A suggested approach to the differential diagnosis and management of FTT is to review calories - inadequate caloric intake, excessive calorie losses, and/or increased caloric intake (i.e. increased metabolic demand) - while acknowledging the available resources along the continuum of patient care. Implementing evidence-based practice for FTT provides improvement opportunities for providers and potentially has significant impact on the healthcare system.

This book  is designed to present a practical and concise handbook on the diagnosis and management of failure to thrive (FTT)/ malnutrition for quick reference by trainees and practitioners by using case examples and available evidence in the current literature. This book is divided into 7 chapters in a logical progression of defining, diagnosing, and managing FTT with cases in each chapter to further illustrate evidence-based care.


Joyee Goswami Vachani, MD, M.Ed Associate Professor of Pediatrics Associate Quality Officer, Texas Children's Hospital Director of Quality and Safety, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital

1.       Introduction
2.       (Case Examples and Evidence-Based Lit Review for all listed below)
3.       A Complex Definition - History to Current, including ICD 10
4.       Differential Diagnosis of FTT - Using the History and Physical rather than Labs
5.       Differential Diagnosis of FTT - Truly a Horse, not the Zebras
6.       Growth Assessment as a Key Piece to the Puzzle
7.       Management Approach - All about the Calories
8.       Management Approach - The Continuum of Care (PCP, ER, Admit/DC)
9.       Improvement Opportunities for Practitioners
10.   Summary

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo VII, 172 p. 5 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 127 x 203 mm
Gewicht 246 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pädiatrie
Schlagworte abnormal weight loss • Failure to Thrive • feeding difficulties • Malnutrition • protein-calorie imbalance • underweight infant
ISBN-10 3-031-14163-6 / 3031141636
ISBN-13 978-3-031-14163-8 / 9783031141638
Zustand Neuware
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