In this episode, Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Katie Larson-Nath, Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Division Director at the University of Minnesota M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, who specializes in pediatric nutrition and leads the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program. We talk about the recently published joint AAP/NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Faltering Weight, a new term that replaces "failure-to-thrive".

Learning objectives

1.     Understand the basis for the change in terminology from “failure-to-thrive” to “faltering weight” per the 2026 joint AAP/NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline

2.     Describe the defining criteria for a diagnosis of faltering weight

3.     Understand the recommended comprehensive evaluation and management of children with faltering weight

Links

Joint AAP/NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Faltering Weight

WHO Weight Gain Velocity Standards

2015 AND/ASPEN Consensus Statement for the Identification and Documentation of Pediatric Malnutrition (Undernutrition)

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