A child with unresolved pyloric stenosis may exhibit signs of:
1. Crying.
2. Irritability.
3. Poor weight gain.
4. Tachycardia.
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1. The baby may cry because he/she is hungry, but this is not the major, long-term issue.
2. The baby may be irritable because he/she is hungry, but this is not the major, long-term issue
3. Poor weight gain is a major, long-term issue that needs to be resolved quickly so that there are no neurological effects.
4. Tachycardia is not common with long-term pyloric stenosis issues.
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