A 5-year-old who has strep throat was given aspirin for fever.The nurse knows to expect which change in the child's respiratory pattern?
A) Hyperventilation to decrease serum levels of carbon dioxide
B) Hypoventilation to compensate for metabolic alkalosis
C) Flail chest to decrease the work of breathing
D) Shallow respirations to decrease serum pH

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Aspirin causes an increase in carbon dioxide; the body compensates for this by increasing ventilations to blow off excess CO₂.Hypoventilation would cause the body to retain even more carbon dioxide and therefore respiratory acidosis.Flail chest occurs with trauma to the chest wall.Shallow respirations would increase serum pH.

A 5-Year-Old Who Has Strep Throat Was Given Aspirin for Fever.The