Talk:Failure to thrive
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[edit] faltering growth
Can you give a citation for faltering growth as a substitute for ftt? I am dubious. It certainly cant be descrbed as "popular". alteripse 11:06, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] new addition
This extensive rewrite contains some useful new info as well as a couple of minor errors, but needs a rewrite in encyclopedic style. It sounds like a superficial "advice to parents" column from a throwaway newspaper. I reinserted a lead paragraph with a concise definition. Please compare with our other articles. I would encourage new editor to make account and examine some other articles for style and structure. If you are not interested I will try to correct some of the major problems over the near future. alteripse 03:19, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- This "extensive rewrite" was copied from KidsHealth. The copyvio has been reverted. Zvika 17:10, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deleted Text
As the information on this topic was currently a stub it seemed benefitical to place a link to information (written by medical professionals for parents of affected children). It was not a solicitation, rather an effort by a parent of a child with a growth disorder trying to reach out and help other parents seeking information. I did not intend to offend anyone nor break any "rules". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Slupie (talk • contribs) 19:59, 27 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] The whole page need to be rewritten
Wider lay use or should be layman term usage of failure to thrive need to be deleted. There are many other terms that have any other meanings in many different aspect but not stated in the same page because it needs to be discussed in another page. also usage of acronyms should not be encourage such as CBC which some would know it as complete blood count but majority will not know it or using other terms such as full blood count. Overall, this topic should be completely rewritten in dictionary style not like advising style with lines of each subtopic and complete with references, that should not only limits on webpages but also recognised world-wide universities teaching of paediatrics textbook. Another very annoying things I've realized written here is when it should be in subtopic of diagnosis, it should not be like a story going to hospital then do this and do that but should be appropriately list down all the relevant clinical features, relevant investigation and findings, not the whole baseline investigation with no real reason explained why it has to be done and the expected results to be seen in failure to thrive. (such as what written here: CBC with differential, an ESR, BUN or serum creatinine level, urinalysis (including ability to concentrate and acidify), urine culture, and examination of the stool for pH, reducing substances, odor, color, consistency, and fat content. Depending on prevalence of specific disorders in the community, blood lead level, HIV, or TB testing may be warranted.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shamsul b (talk • contribs) 11:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
