A patient is admitted with signs of chronic renal failure. Which finding would alert the nurse to possible metabolic acidosis?

Name: A patient is admitted with signs of chronic renal failure. Which finding would alert the nurse to possible metabolic acidosis?
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Kussmaul's respirations, deep and rapid breathing, are a compensatory mechanism in metabolic acidosis. The other symptoms listed could be associated with chronic renal failure but are not specific indicators of metabolic acidosis.

A Patient Is Admitted with Signs of Chronic Renal Failure