Based on Hospital Records,a 3-Day-Old Newborn Has Not Had a Bowel

question 9

Multiple Choice

Based on hospital records,a 3-day-old newborn has not had a bowel movement.Upon re-examination,you notice the baby's abdomen appears bloated and the infant is beginning to run a fever.Soon after feeding,the baby also exhibits severe vomiting and can't keep anything down.As a physician,you request abdominal x-rays,and you find that the jejunum is drastically dilated,with the remainder of the lower small large intestines appearing smaller in diameter than expected.What is the likely cause?

• A) An umbilical hernia
• B) Pyloric atresia
• C) Meckel's diverticulum
• D) Hirschsprung's disease
• E) An annular pancreas

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