The nurse is caring for a client with respiratory alkalosis.Arterial blood gas results indicate a pH of 7.58 and a PCO₂ of 28 mmHg.Which of the following additional laboratory values would the nurse would also expect to find?

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The nurse is caring for a client with respiratory alkalosis.Arterial blood gas results indicate a pH of 7.58 and a PCO₂  of 28 mmHg.Which of the following additional laboratory values would the nurse would also expect to find?

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Clinical manifestations of respiratory alkalosis include tachypnea,mental status changes,dizziness,pallor around the mouth,spasms of the muscles of the hands,and hypokalemia.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Respiratory Alkalosis