Medical Record Documentation of Failure to Thrive
Name: Melinda Turner
Date of birth: March 16, 1993
Source of history: Parents, record from army
Immunizations: Complete except tuberculin skin test (see immunization record)
Drug allergies: None known
Tuesday, February 1, 1994
CHIEF COMPLAINT: "To check on her weight."
PRESENT ILLNESS: Seen here for first time on 1/27/94 for otitis media. Noted to be thin, with weight of 15 lb 7 oz [below 5th percentile; was 14 lb 8 oz (25th) at 6 months] and height of 28
in [50th percentile; was 26 in (50th) at 6 months]. Parents say she has looked skinny "for months." Returns today with food diary for evaluation.