Six-Month-Old Luka's Weight, Height, and Head Circumference Are Substantially Below

question 64

Multiple Choice

Six-month-old Luka's weight, height, and head circumference are substantially below age-related growth norms. Luka is withdrawn and apathetic. Luka's mother sometimes appears depressed and distant, at other times impatient and hostile. Luka most likely suffers from

• A) growth faltering.
• B) malnutrition.
• C) marasmus.
• D) food insecurity.

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