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Feeding poor

MedGen UID:
108396
•Concept ID:
C0576456
•
Finding
Synonyms: Poor feeding; Poor feeding in infancy
SNOMED CT: Poor feeding (299698007); Feeding poor (299698007)

Definition

Occurs either when an infant shows no interest in feeding or when there is an inability to take in adequate nutrition. Poor feeding is a nonspecific symptom of many disorders, including neurological, genetic, structural, metabolic, and infectious diseases. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFeeding poor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of complex neonatal airway abnormalities.
Tuliszewski RM Jr, Brigger MT
Curr Opin Pediatr 2022 Apr 1;34(2):178-183. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001118. PMID: 35165211
Infantile Colic: Recognition and Treatment.
Johnson JD, Cocker K, Chang E
Am Fam Physician 2015 Oct 1;92(7):577-82. PMID: 26447441
Hirschsprung's disease: diagnosis and management.
Kessmann J
Am Fam Physician 2006 Oct 15;74(8):1319-22. PMID: 17087425

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Lavagno C, Camozzi P, Renzi S, Lava SA, Simonetti GD, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
J Hum Lact 2016 Feb;32(1):67-74. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1177/0890334415613079. PMID: 26530059
Barriers to breast-feeding in obese women: A qualitative exploration.
Keely A, Lawton J, Swanson V, Denison FC
Midwifery 2015 May;31(5):532-9. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.02.001. PMID: 25726006
Breastfeeding the premature infant and nursing implications.
Black A
Adv Neonatal Care 2012 Feb;12(1):10-1. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3182425ad6. PMID: 22301537
Prevention of malnutrition among young children in rural Bangladesh by a food-health-care educational intervention: a randomized, controlled trial.
Roy SK, Jolly SP, Shafique S, Fuchs GJ, Mahmud Z, Chakraborty B, Roy S
Food Nutr Bull 2007 Dec;28(4):375-83. doi: 10.1177/156482650702800401. PMID: 18274163
Fatal choking in infants and children.
Mittleman RE
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1984 Sep;5(3):201-10. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198409000-00003. PMID: 6496432

Diagnosis

Nonketotic hyperglycinemia: Clinical range and outcome of a rare neurometabolic disease in a single-center.
Genç Sel Ç, Kılıç M, Yüksel D, Aksoy A, Kasapkara ÇS, Ceylaner S, Oğuz KK
Brain Dev 2018 Nov;40(10):865-875. Epub 2018 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.06.007. PMID: 29929752
Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Lavagno C, Camozzi P, Renzi S, Lava SA, Simonetti GD, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
J Hum Lact 2016 Feb;32(1):67-74. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1177/0890334415613079. PMID: 26530059
Clinical characteristics of Taiwanese children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency in the pre-screening era.
Lee CT, Tung YC, Hsiao PH, Lee JS, Tsai WY
J Formos Med Assoc 2010 Feb;109(2):148-55. doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60035-6. PMID: 20206839
Nutritional problems related to food allergy in childhood.
Noimark L, Cox HE
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2008 Mar;19(2):188-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00700.x. PMID: 18257908
Hirschsprung's disease: diagnosis and management.
Kessmann J
Am Fam Physician 2006 Oct 15;74(8):1319-22. PMID: 17087425

Therapy

The Potential Benefits of Palmitoylethanolamide in Palliation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Davis MP, Behm B, Mehta Z, Fernandez C
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2019 Dec;36(12):1134-1154. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1049909119850807. PMID: 31113223
Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Lavagno C, Camozzi P, Renzi S, Lava SA, Simonetti GD, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
J Hum Lact 2016 Feb;32(1):67-74. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1177/0890334415613079. PMID: 26530059
Barriers to breast-feeding in obese women: A qualitative exploration.
Keely A, Lawton J, Swanson V, Denison FC
Midwifery 2015 May;31(5):532-9. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.02.001. PMID: 25726006
Nutritional problems related to food allergy in childhood.
Noimark L, Cox HE
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2008 Mar;19(2):188-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00700.x. PMID: 18257908
Prevention of malnutrition among young children in rural Bangladesh by a food-health-care educational intervention: a randomized, controlled trial.
Roy SK, Jolly SP, Shafique S, Fuchs GJ, Mahmud Z, Chakraborty B, Roy S
Food Nutr Bull 2007 Dec;28(4):375-83. doi: 10.1177/156482650702800401. PMID: 18274163

Prognosis

De Novo Missense Variants in WDR37 Cause a Severe Multisystemic Syndrome.
Reis LM, Sorokina EA, Thompson S, Muheisen S, Velinov M, Zamora C, Aylsworth AS, Semina EV
Am J Hum Genet 2019 Aug 1;105(2):425-433. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.06.015. PMID: 31327510Free PMC Article
The Potential Benefits of Palmitoylethanolamide in Palliation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Davis MP, Behm B, Mehta Z, Fernandez C
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2019 Dec;36(12):1134-1154. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1049909119850807. PMID: 31113223
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia: Clinical range and outcome of a rare neurometabolic disease in a single-center.
Genç Sel Ç, Kılıç M, Yüksel D, Aksoy A, Kasapkara ÇS, Ceylaner S, Oğuz KK
Brain Dev 2018 Nov;40(10):865-875. Epub 2018 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.06.007. PMID: 29929752
Nutritional problems related to food allergy in childhood.
Noimark L, Cox HE
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2008 Mar;19(2):188-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00700.x. PMID: 18257908
Clinical response to short-term nasogastric feeding in infants with gastroesophageal reflux and growth failure.
Ferry GD, Selby M, Pietro TJ
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1983;2(1):57-61. doi: 10.1097/00005176-198302010-00007. PMID: 6411890

Clinical prediction guides

De Novo Missense Variants in WDR37 Cause a Severe Multisystemic Syndrome.
Reis LM, Sorokina EA, Thompson S, Muheisen S, Velinov M, Zamora C, Aylsworth AS, Semina EV
Am J Hum Genet 2019 Aug 1;105(2):425-433. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.06.015. PMID: 31327510Free PMC Article
Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Lavagno C, Camozzi P, Renzi S, Lava SA, Simonetti GD, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
J Hum Lact 2016 Feb;32(1):67-74. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1177/0890334415613079. PMID: 26530059
Prevention of malnutrition among young children in rural Bangladesh by a food-health-care educational intervention: a randomized, controlled trial.
Roy SK, Jolly SP, Shafique S, Fuchs GJ, Mahmud Z, Chakraborty B, Roy S
Food Nutr Bull 2007 Dec;28(4):375-83. doi: 10.1177/156482650702800401. PMID: 18274163
Evaluating the clinical management of severely malnourished children--a study of two rural district hospitals.
Puoane T, Sanders D, Chopra M, Ashworth A, Strasser S, McCoy D, Zulu B, Matinise N, Mdingazwe N
S Afr Med J 2001 Feb;91(2):137-41. PMID: 11288395

Recent systematic reviews

The Potential Benefits of Palmitoylethanolamide in Palliation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Davis MP, Behm B, Mehta Z, Fernandez C
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2019 Dec;36(12):1134-1154. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1049909119850807. PMID: 31113223
Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Lavagno C, Camozzi P, Renzi S, Lava SA, Simonetti GD, Bianchetti MG, Milani GP
J Hum Lact 2016 Feb;32(1):67-74. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1177/0890334415613079. PMID: 26530059

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