Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse anticipate in the infant with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS)?
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
D) Metabolic acidosis

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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis often leads to projectile vomiting, which results in the loss of stomach acid (hydrochloric acid). This loss of acid can cause a metabolic alkalosis due to the decrease in hydrogen ion concentration in the blood.

Which of the Following Laboratory Findings Should the Nurse Anticipate