| 1.) What is the differential diagnosis in this infant with possible obstruction?
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Differential diagnosis:
- Mechanical obstruction: meconium ileus, meconium plug syndrome,
neonatal small left colon syndrome, malrotation with volvulus, incarcerated hernia, jejunoileal atresia, imperforate anus, intestinal duplication.
- Functional obstruction: sepsis, intracranial hemorrhage,
hypothyroidism, maternal drug ingestion or addiction, adrenal hemorrhage, hypermagnesemia, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, and Hirschsprung's disease.
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