The infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis will eventually:
a. experience spontaneous recovery in 75% of cases
b. stop eating and go into a life-threatening decline
c. have projectile vomitus propelled up to several feet
d. pass an unusually large bowel movement
C
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A Incorrect. The infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis will not eventually experience spontaneous recovery in 75% of cases. Treatment for pyloric stenosis is a surgical procedure called a pyloromyotomy.
B Incorrect. The infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is hungry and wants to be fed again, in spite of feeding and vomiting.
C Correct. The infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis will eventually have projectile vomitus propelled up to several feet.
D Incorrect. Because food does not pass through the pylorus, bowel movements are small.
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