In Patients with Impaired Expiration Associated with Emphysema, Effective Compensation

question 6

Multiple Choice

In patients with impaired expiration associated with emphysema, effective compensation for the acid-base imbalance would be:

• A) increased rate and depth of respiration.
• B) decreased rate and depth of respiration.
• C) increased urine pH and decreased serum bicarbonate.
• D) decreased urine pH and increased serum bicarbonate.

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