Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse anticipate in the infant with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS)?
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
D) Metabolic acidosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
Explanation: A) Laboratory findings in IHPS include hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.
B) Laboratory findings in IHPS include hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.
C) Laboratory findings in IHPS include hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.
D) Laboratory findings in IHPS include hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.
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