Practice Question
A nurse is assessing an infant who has intussusception. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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Correct Answer:
Sausage-shaped abdominal mass.
Rationale:
🧩 Intussusception involves telescoping of the bowel, leading to a palpable, sausage-like mass, usually in the right upper quadrant.
🧩 Other signs include sudden cramping pain, currant jelly stools, and intermittent lethargy or crying.
🧩 A board-like abdomen suggests peritonitis, not intussusception.
🧩 Constipation and increased urination are not characteristic findings.
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pediatrics
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