When a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI)has an arterial blood pH of 7.30,the nurse will expect an assessment finding of

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Patients with metabolic acidosis caused by AKI may have Kussmaul respirations as the lungs try to regulate carbon dioxide. Bounding pulses and vasodilation are not associated with metabolic acidosis. Because the patient is likely to have fluid retention,poor skin turgor would not be a finding in AKI.

When a Patient with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)has an Arterial