Which assessment finding should the nurse expect in an infant with Hirschsprung disease?
A) "Currant jelly" stools
B) Constipation with passage of foul-smelling, ribbon-like stools
C) Foul-smelling, fatty stools
D) Diarrhea

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Constipation results from absence of ganglion cells in the rectum and colon and is present since the neonatal period with passage of frequent foul-smelling,ribbon-like,or pellet-like stools."Currant jelly" stools are associated with intussusception.Foul-smelling,fatty stools are associated with cystic fibrosis and celiac disease.Diarrhea is not typically associated with Hirschsprung disease but may result from impaction.

Which Assessment Finding Should the Nurse Expect in an Infant