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book Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551
book Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman

Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551
Exercise 1
What type of acid-base problem does the nurse expect in a client who is being insufficiently mechanically ventilated and whose most recent arterial blood gas results include a pH of 7.29?
A) Metabolic acidosis with an acid excess
B) Metabolic acidosis with a base deficit
C) Respiratory acidosis with an acid excess
D) Respiratory acidosis with a base deficit
Explanation
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