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The family physician is often confronted with the problem of failure to thrive. The possible causes are numerous and diverse, so there is a tendency to attack the problem with a battery of expensive and sometimes unnecessary investigations, which serve only to upset the patient and contribute to the rising costs of health care. The use of a simple organized approach allows common diagnoses to be made with a minimum of costly investigations. In more complicated cases the use of this plan allows the family physician to pursue the investigation further, narrowing down the diagnostic possibilities before a consultation is required.
家庭医生经常面临生长不良的问题。可能的原因很多且多样，因此，人们倾向于使用一系列昂贵且有时不必要的检查来解决这个问题，这只会让患者感到不安，并导致医疗保健成本上升。使用简单的有组织的方法可以在最少的昂贵检查下做出常见的诊断。在更复杂的情况下，使用该计划可以让家庭医生在需要咨询之前进一步进行调查，缩小诊断可能性的范围。
