The nurse who works in the newborn nursery must be alert for infants with congenital gastrointestinal defects. Defects that might be diagnosed in the newborn nursery would include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Pyloric stenosis.
2. Biliary atresia.
3. Hirschsprung's disease.
4. Umbilical hernia.
5. Diaphragmatic hernia.
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Rationale 1: Pyloric stenosis is not diagnosed in the newborn nursery, but in the two- to four-week-old infant.
Rationale 2: Symptoms of biliary atresia would not be observable until several weeks of age.
Rationale 3: Symptoms of Hirschsprung's disease may be observable in the newborn nursery.
Rationale 4: Umbilical hernia cannot be diagnosed at birth.
Rationale 5: Diaphragmatic hernia will show symptoms immediately after birth due to compression of the lung.
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