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Questions with 100% Verified Answers

Question:
Metabolic acidosis is a bicarbonate deficit and occurs when
an acid other than carbonic acid accumulates in the body or
when bicarbonate is lost in body fluids.

Answer:
Metabolic acidosis is a bicarbonate deficit and occurs when
an acid other than carbonic acid accumulates in the body or
when bicarbonate is lost in body fluids.


Question:
Which medical conditions may result in metabolic acidosis?
Select all that apply.

Answer:
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type 1 Shock Chronic,
excessive diarrhea kidney failure


Question:
metabolc acidosis results in ____ ph and ___ Hc03

Answer:
decreased decreased


Question:
The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department
(ED) with a serum blood glucose of 848 mg/dL. Arterial
blood gas results are: pH 7.25 PaCO2 25 mmHg HCO3- 18
mEq/L The client has ________ metabolic acidosis.

Answer:
partially compensated


Question:

, The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department
(ED) who has acute pancreatitis. Arterial blood gas results
are: pH 7.28 PaCO2 40 mmHg HCO3- 16 mEq/L The client
has ________ metabolic acidosis.

Answer:
uncompensated


Question:
Which assessment findings are consistent with metabolic
acidosis? Select all that apply.

Answer:
Deep, rapid respirations Abdominal pain Hyporeflexia
Nausea


Question:
Samantha Long (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a 29-year-old who
presents to the emergency department (ED) with severe
diarrhea for the past four days. She has a history of ulcerative
colitis, iron-deficiency anemia, and pernicious anemia. She
reports a headache and abdominal pain. Vital signs are T 97.6
°F (36.4 °C), P 50, R 28, and BP 85/54. Arterial blood gas results
are pH 7.33, HCO3- 15 mEq/L, and PaCO2 30 mmHg.
Samantha has ____ met acidosis

Answer:
partially compensated


Question:
The cause of Samantha's acid-base imbalance is ______

Answer:
over elimination of bicarbonate Samantha's metabolic
acidosis is caused by over-elimination of bicarbonate caused
by excessive diarrhea. The overproduction of hydrogen ions is

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