What are the results of excessive vomiting in an infant with pyloric stenosis?
A) Hyperchloremia
B) Hypernatremia
C) Metabolic acidosis
D) Metabolic alkalosis

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Infants with excessive vomiting are prone to metabolic alkalosis from the loss of hydrogen ions. Chloride ions and sodium are lost with vomiting. Metabolic alkalosis, not acidosis, is likely.

What Are the Results of Excessive Vomiting in an Infant