NR602 FINAL EXAM: {New 2025/ 2026 Update} Questions, Answers, A+ Scores
NR602 FINAL EXAM triad symptoms intussusception • Paroxysmal, episodic abdominal pain with vomiting every 5 to 30 minutes. Vomiting is nonbilious initially. Some children do not have any pain. • Screaming with drawing up of the legs with periods of calm, sleeping, or lethargy between episodes. • Stool, possibly diarrhea in nature, with blood ("currant jelly"). diagnosis of intussusception ultrasound is gold standard Dance sign Sausage like mass in RUQ with emptiness in RLQ (intussusception) Physical exam intussusception • Observe the infant's appearance and behavior over a period of time; often the child appears glassy-eyed and groggy between episodes, almost as if sedated. • Dance sign • The abdomen is often distended and tender to palpation. • Grossly bloody or guaiac-positive stools. pg. 2 Management intussusception • Radiologic reduction using a therapeutic air contrast enema under fluoroscopy is the gold standard. • Surgery is necessary if perforation, p
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