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What are the treatments for failure to thrive?
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First Information: There are many, many causes of failure to thrive. Thus before any therapy, you need to determine why there is a problem.This may require a detailed medical history, a good physical exam, blood tests and imaging studies. Your peduiatrician and perhaps a specialist needs to get involved.
Answered 5/2/2014
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Depends: Failure to thrive is a condition that can have a variety of causes in infants and children. The important first step is to identify the cause, then appropriate therapy can be pursued.
Answered 4/18/2014
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