The nurse is reviewing the physician's documentation in the record of a child admitted with a diagnosis of intussusception. The nurse expects to note that the physician has documented the presence of:

Question

1. Scleral jaundice
2. Projectile vomiting
3. Currant jelly–type stools
4. Pale-colored and hard stools

Answer 1

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Rationale: In the child with intussusception, bright red blood and mucus are passed through the rectum, resulting in what is commonly described as currant jelly stools. The child classically presents with severe abdominal pain that is crampy and intermittent, causing the child to draw the knees in to the chest. Vomiting may be present, but not projectile. "Scleral jaundice" and "pale-colored and hard stools" are not manifestations of this disorder.