A patient in acid-base imbalance has altered potassium levels.What knowledge does the nurse use to recognize that the potassium levels are altered in acid-base imbalances?
A) Potassium is returned to extracellular fluid on correction of metabolic acidosis.
B) Hyperkalemia causes an alkalosis that results in potassium being shifted into the cell.
C) In acidosis,hydrogen ions in the blood are exchanged for potassium from the cell.
D) In alkalosis,potassium is shifted into extracellular fluid to bind excessive bicarbonate.
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