Pyloric stenosis
Structured condition card with NCLEX priority cues and nursing action focus.
OB / NewbornPediatricsGI / Liver / Pancreashigh priorityneeds review
Pyloric stenosis
Also testable as: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Etiology / Pathophysiology
- Thickened pyloric muscle obstructs gastric emptying in young infants.
- Projectile vomiting causes dehydration, weight loss, and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.
Medications
No specific medication class was seeded for this card.
Signs / symptoms
- Projectile vomiting but still hungry.
- Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.
- Surgery after rehydration.
Nursing actions
- Assess projectile nonbilious vomiting, hunger after vomiting, weight loss, dehydration, and olive-like mass.
- Correct fluids/electrolytes as ordered before surgery.
- Prepare for pyloromyotomy and monitor post-op feeding tolerance.
Complications
- Dehydration
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Failure to thrive
- Aspiration
NCLEX cues
- Projectile vomiting but still hungry.
- Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.
- Surgery after rehydration.
Memory hooks
- Pyloric stenosis: vomits hard, hungry again.
Labs / Diagnostics
- Ultrasound
- Electrolytes
- Daily weight
- Hydration assessment
Review notes
- Supplemental wife-requested study card. Use for NCLEX review only and verify against school materials, ATI/NCLEX review sources, current orders, and facility policy.
Cross references
Related cards are generated from the shared study map, not hand-built per page.
Source entitycondition card
Pyloric stenosis
Condition card for Pyloric stenosis: recognize the testable cue, prevent the complication, and choose the safest first nursing action.
Termcondition cue
NPO
Order to withhold oral food, fluids, or medications unless specifically allowed.
Procedureprocedure
Pyloromyotomy care
Surgical correction for pyloric stenosis.
Procedureprocedure
Specialty feeding teaching
Feeding support for infants or children with structural, surgical, or respiratory feeding concerns.