Failure to Thrive in the Elderly
Clinics in Geriatric MedicinePublished 1 November 1995
Roy B. Verdery
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Failure to thrive in the elderly is a syndrome characterized by progressive weight loss and decrease in function and can be divided into nonorganic and organic causes.
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Failure to thrive in the elderly is a syndrome and not a diagnosis. It encompasses a number of conditions characterized by progressive weight loss and decrease in function. For purposes of diagnosis and treatment, failure to thrive can be divided into nonorganic and organic causes. Nonorganic causes include psychosocial problems and difficulties with physical function. Organic causes include known diseases and, possibly, unknown age-associated changes in nutrition, regulation of inflammation, and anabolic and catabolic hormones.
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