The nurse is assessing a 9-month-old girl during a well-child checkup.She is quiet and does not demonstrate much social interaction.The child appears petite and unusually small for her age.The nurse plots her height and weight on a growth chart and sees that the baby was in the 50th percentile for weight at age 6 months,and the baby is in the 5th percentile at this visit.The nurse suspects which of the following conditions in this child?

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The child's small size and drop in weight percentile suggest undernutrition as a possible condition. Congestive heart failure, dehydration, and hypoglycemia would not typically present with these symptoms.

The Nurse Is Assessing a 9-Month-Old Girl During a Well-Child