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jace

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The nurse assessing an infant who has been diagnosed with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis anticipates:
 
  a. a history of diarrhea following each feeding.
  b. gastric pain evidenced by vigorous crying.
  c. poor appetite due to a poor sucking reflex.
  d. an olive-shaped mass at the midline.

Question 2

The nurse should cleanse the meatal-catheter junction of a patient with an indwelling catheter at least:
 
  a. once a day.
  b. twice a day.
  c. at bedtime.
  d. each shift.



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Answer to Question 1

D
Examination of the abdomen may assist in the diagnosis and reveal key signs of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Visible peristaltic waves that move from left to right across the epigastric region may be evident, and palpation may reveal an olive-shaped mass in this area to the right of the midline.

Answer to Question 2

B
Catheter care should be performed at least two times daily.



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