ATI RN
ATI Nurs 335 Pediatrics Exam Questions
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Which assessment finding would the nurse expect in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease?
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Rationale: The correct answer is A: Constipation with foul-smelling, ribbon-like stool. Hirschsprung's disease is characterized by a lack of nerve cells in the colon, causing difficulty passing stool. This leads to constipation with ribbon-like stool due to the accumulation of fecal material. Currant jelly stool (
B) is seen in intussusception. Passage of foul-smelling, fatty stools (
C) is indicative of cystic fibrosis. Mucoid, bloody diarrhea (
D) is more consistent with conditions like infectious colitis or inflammatory bowel disease.
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