NURS 3320 Chapter 40 Disorders of Acid Base Balance (NURS 3320 Chapter 40- Disorders of Acid-Base Balance)

1. A male patient with a history of heavy alcohol use has been admitted to hospital for malnutrition and suspected pancreatitis. The patient's diagnostic workup suggests alcoholic ketoacidosis as a component of his current health problems. He is somewhat familiar with the effect that drinking has had on his nutrition and pancreas but is wholly unfamiliar with the significance of acid–base balance. How best could his care provider explain the concept to him? A) “The chemical processes that ...