This presentation mainly focus on the complication of the failure to thrive (failure to breast feed) in pediatrics.

1. PROBLEM SOLVING 2:
FAILURE TO THRIVE
Done by:
Arwa H. Al-
Onayzan.
ID: 215007943.

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
 What are expected complications in a case of failure to thrive?

3. FAILURE TO THRIVE
COMPLICATIONS
• Malnutrition causes defects in host defenses.
• Children with FTT may suffer from a malnutrition-infection cycle.
• During starvation, the body slows metabolic processes and minimize the
growth.
• Changes in serum electrolyte concentrations and the associated
complications are collectively termed the refeeding syndrome.
• Psychosocial short stature:
• The signs and symptoms include polyphagia, polydipsia, hoarding and
stealing of food, gorging and vomiting, drinking from toilet bowls, and
other notable behaviors.

4. CON…

5. REFERENCE
Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics 7th edition Chapter 21 (p. 69).
Bestpractice.bmj.com. (2018). Failure to thrive - Symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice. [online] Available at:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/747/complications
[Accessed 24 Mar. 2018].