A 2-year-old child is brought into the emergency department after ingesting a medication that causes respiratory depression. For which acid-base imbalance will the nurse most closely monitor this child?
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic acidosis
D) Metabolic alkalosis
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