Compare And Contrast Pyloric Stenosis And GERD

Great post, very informative. I also chose pyloric stenosis and GERD as two of my differential diagnoses. I remember learning about pyloric stenosis in my undergraduate education and what helps mean to remember the signs and symptoms were the projectile forceful vomiting of this condition. Pyloric stenosis also know has infantile hypertrophic which is an enlargement of the pylorus muscle which connects the stomach to the intestine (Mayo Clinic, 2017). The cause for this condition is not known, but it the one of the most leading condition requiring infant Surgery (Pediatric Surgery, 2016).
Intussusception is when a portion of the intestine folds into the part (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Because of this fold blood, foods and fluid are not able to the
past through which can lead to the death of bowel tissue (Mayo Clinic, 2017). This condition is painful for the infant. The child normal has loud cry which is caused by abdominal pain that comes and goes every 15 to 20 minutes (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Infant pull their knees to their chest to help relieve the pain. The infant may have the following signs, blood stools mix with mucus, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, lump in the stomach and sluggish (Mayo Clinic, 2017). This serious condition which requires medical attention (Mayo Clinic, 2017). The patient will receive a barium or air enema as a form of treatment and if that does not work then surgery is the next step (Mayo Clinic, 2017).