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a child presents with ribbon-like & liquid streaking stool. What diagnosis should
the nurse be thinking the child has?


intussusception

hirschprungs - ANSWER✔✔ Hirschsprung's


s/s
-constipation
- liquid streaking (only water moves pass block)
- abdominal distension (food cant move to rectum, gets stuck)


currant jelly stool - intussusception


In the GI clinic, a child presents with currant-jelly stool, is in a knee-to-chest
position, & is wailing on & off in pain in the waiting room. The nurse knows this
child most likely has which diagnosis?


intussusception

hirschprungs - ANSWER✔✔ intussusception


s/s
- knee to chest positioning

, - currant-jelly stool
- inconsolable crying waxes & wanes
- sudden onset of pain
- bilious vomiting


A 6 year old child comes in that has not had a bowel movement in 10 days. Mom
states she notices stool streaking in underwear when the child gets home from
school. Otherwise this child has no known history of having Gi issues. What
intervention can the nurse expect after the child receives a dx of encopresis?


abdominal xray
prep for surgery
stool softeners/ enema

NPO status - ANSWER✔✔ stool softeners/enema




encopresis = fecal soiling of underwear in child > 4 yrs old. due to constipation;
often associated with psych evaluation; child does not poop at school; treatment
includes:


- clean out
- prevent constipation (w/ hydration, high fiber foods, stool softeners)


A child is brought to the ED with knees to chest & currant jelly stools. To diagnose
for intussusception, what test would the nurse predict?

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