Baby Joe Is 6 Months Old

question 19

Multiple Choice

Baby Joe is 6 months old. He has abdominal distention and vomiting and is inconsolable. A sausage-shaped mass is palpable in his right upper quadrant. Joe's lower quadrant feels empty, and a positive Dance sign is noted in his record. Which one of the following conditions is consistent with Baby Joe's symptoms?

• A)Intussusception
• B)Kidney stones
• C)Meconium ileus
• D)Pyloric stenosis
• E)Necrotizing enterocolitis

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