{"id":141389,"date":"2024-09-21T03:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=141389"},"modified":"2024-09-21T03:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:14:41","slug":"the-nurse-is-preparing-to-care-for-a-child-with-a-diagnosis-of-intussusception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/21\/the-nurse-is-preparing-to-care-for-a-child-with-a-diagnosis-of-intussusception\/","title":{"rendered":"The nurse is preparing to care for a child with a diagnosis of intussusception."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The nurse is preparing to care for a child with a diagnosis of intussusception. The nurse reviews the child&#8217;s record and expects to note which sign of this disorder documented?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Ribbon-like stools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Profuse projectile vomiting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Bright red blood and mucus in the stools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Watery diarrhea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C. Bright red blood and mucus in the stools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intussusception<\/strong> is a serious medical condition where a portion of the intestine folds into another section of the intestine, much like a telescope. This results in obstruction of the bowel, which can lead to various clinical symptoms. It is most common in infants and young children, particularly those between the ages of 3 months and 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hallmark sign of intussusception is <strong>&#8220;currant jelly stools&#8221;<\/strong>\u2014which refers to stools containing <strong>bright red blood and mucus<\/strong>. This happens because the telescoping of the bowel causes blood vessels to become trapped, leading to reduced blood flow to that part of the bowel. This can cause the mucosal lining to slough off and mix with blood, creating a jelly-like appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the other options are incorrect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. Ribbon-like stools:<\/strong> This symptom is typically associated with conditions such as <strong>Hirschsprung&#8217;s disease<\/strong>, where there is an absence of ganglion cells in the rectum, leading to a narrowed colon and resultant thin, ribbon-like stools. It is not a characteristic of intussusception.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. Profuse projectile vomiting:<\/strong> While vomiting is common in intussusception due to the bowel obstruction, <strong>profuse projectile vomiting<\/strong> is more characteristic of <strong>pyloric stenosis<\/strong>, another pediatric condition in which the pylorus (the opening between the stomach and the small intestine) becomes narrowed, leading to severe vomiting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Watery diarrhea:<\/strong> Watery diarrhea is more commonly seen in infections such as <strong>gastroenteritis<\/strong> or malabsorption syndromes. Intussusception leads to bowel obstruction, so stool passage is often interrupted or altered, not characterized by diarrhea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other symptoms of intussusception:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Children with intussusception may also experience sudden, severe, intermittent abdominal pain, which causes them to draw their legs toward their abdomen during episodes. The child may appear well between episodes of pain, which can make diagnosing this condition challenging. Other symptoms include lethargy, vomiting, and sometimes a palpable sausage-shaped mass in the abdomen. The condition is considered a medical emergency and typically requires prompt treatment, often through an air or barium enema, which may reduce the intussusception, or surgery if that is unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early recognition and treatment are crucial to preventing complications such as bowel perforation, infection, or tissue death (necrosis) in the affected part of the intestine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nurse is preparing to care for a child with a diagnosis of intussusception. The nurse reviews the child&#8217;s record and expects to note which sign of this disorder documented? A.Ribbon-like stools B.Profuse projectile vomiting C.Bright red blood and mucus in the stools D.Watery diarrhea The Correct answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}