NURS 222: Failure to Thrive (FTT) case study, Ben Potter, 4 months old

Ben Potter is a 4-month-old male presented to the pediatrician’s office for a routine well-child exam. Ben is accompanied by his mother, Pamela, a 19-year-old single mother. Pamela appears visibly tired and reports that Ben has been getting up more frequently in the night, crying but refusing to eat. Pamela reports that over the past three weeks, Ben often refuses his formula feedings and reports episodes of gagging, arching his back, and frequent crying during and immediately following formula feedings. Pamela reports that she has interpreted this behavior as a sign that she is overfeeding Ben and has started watering down his Similac. According to his chart, Pamela has never breastfed Ben. In addition, the following growth measurements are noted