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Uestion 24 a 25-day-old infant is admitted to the hospital after 3 days of vomiting, and pyloric stenosis is diagnosed. what are the important nursing assessments at the time of admission?

a 25-day-old infant is admitted to the hospital after 3 days of vomiting, and pyloric stenosis is diagnosed. what are the important nursing assessments at the time of admission?

Answer 1

Tissue turgor, Neurologic status, Amount of last voiding.  
Dehydration and metabolic alkalosis happens when an infant vomits for 3 days. Hydrochloric acid is lost in the vomitus. The infant will exhibit inelastic tissue turgor. Metabolic alkalosis occurs. It causes hyperreflexia, tetany, and seizures. The infant will void scanty, dark urine, indicating dehydration. The time of the last feeding and character of the vomitus are not priority assessments.