A two-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of "failure to thrive" (FTT). The nurse recognizes that the infant will be evaluated for:

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Failure to thrive in infants can be due to a variety of reasons including improper feeding practices like over-dilution of formula (A), neglect or inadequate care from parents (B), behavioral issues like rumination (C), and medical conditions such as malabsorption syndromes (D). Pica (E) is not typically evaluated in a two-month-old infant.

A Two-Month-Old Infant Is Admitted to the Hospital with a Diagnosis