A 1-week-old female is brought to her pediatrician for abdominal distention and unstable temperature.Physical examination reveals bradycardia and apnea.Tests reveal hypoxic injury to the bowel resulting in bacterial invasion and perforation.This condition is referred to as:
A) Infective enteropathy
B) Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
C) Mucoviscidosis
D) Ileus

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NEC is an ischemic,inflammatory condition of the bowel that causes necrosis,perforation,and death,if untreated.
NEC is an ischemic,inflammatory condition of the bowel that causes necrosis,perforation,and death,if untreated.Infective enteropathy may be related to infection,but it is not necrotic.
Mucoviscidosis is related to cystic fibrosis.
Ileus is manifested by decreased bowel sounds,but not ischemia.

A 1-Week-Old Female Is Brought to Her Pediatrician for Abdominal