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Posted On : 26 Mar 2023

What are the simple clinical criteria for FTT? Is there any age relation for diagnosis of FTT?

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rayi kurnia

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if weight increment < 5th percentile based on the WHO weight increments table divided by age and sex

1 year ago

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Mamoon Bilal

1

I don't know

1 year ago

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Karam Prasad

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usually refers to weight below 3rd or 5th centile, failure to gain weight over a period of time or change in the rate of growth that has crossed two major centile over a period of time. term used for infants and children upto 5 years of age.

1 year ago

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Umm AbdurRahman

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not gaining weight but has good appetite.
0months - 2years

1 year ago

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Ifrah Hussein

0

fail to gain weight or height

1 year ago

Answer 1

FTT is best defined as inadequate physical growth diagnosed by observation of growth over time using a standard growth chart. While definitions of FTT have varied, most practitioners diagnose FTT when a child`s weight for age falls below the fifth percentile of the standard growth chart or if it falls two major percentile lines.

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