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Posted On : 19 Jun 2017

CAN WE USE TERM PEM IN INFANTS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF AGE WHOSE WEIGHT IS LESS THAN 80 percent

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congress mashava

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no! it is failure to thrive

7 years ago

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Semret Hailu

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Failure to thrive is more appropriate

7 years ago

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N P VISWANATHAN

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Failure to thrive

7 years ago

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TAUQIR KHAN

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yes , of course

7 years ago

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methaq ibrahim

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FTT because not below third centil

7 years ago

Answer 1

AS per Merck Manual, Protein-energy undernutrition {PEU}, previously called protein-energy malnutrition, is an energy deficit due to chronic deficiency of all macronutrients. It commonly includes deficiencies of many micronutrients. PEU can be sudden and total {starvation} or gradual. Mild Undernutrition is when weight is between 85-90 percent of expected, moderate undernutrition is between 75-85 percent and severe undernutrition is when weight is less than 75 percent of expected. It also takes into consideration body mass index, serum albumin, serum transferrin and total lymphocyte count.

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