Case history
Case history #1
A 7-day-old baby girl is brought to the accident and emergency department with acute-onset bilious vomiting of 6 hours' duration. The patient has previously tolerated breastfeeding without emesis and has stooled normally. Physical examination is benign without significant tenderness or distention.
Case history #2
A 1-month-old baby boy is brought to the accident and emergency department with acute onset of inconsolable discomfort and bilious vomiting of 6 hours' duration. Physical examination reveals a tight, distended abdomen with some dark blood in the nappy. He is tachycardic and tachypnoeic.
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