When a community health nurse arrives at the home of a client diagnosed with bulimia nervosa,the nurse finds the client on the floor unconscious.The client has a history of using laxatives for purging.To what would the nurse attribute this client's symptoms?

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Excessive vomiting and laxative or diuretic abuse may lead to problems with dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.The nurse should attribute this client's fainting to the loss of alkaline stool due to laxative abuse,which would lead to a relative metabolic acidotic condition.

When a Community Health Nurse Arrives at the Home of a Client