A 2-Year-Old Child Is Brought into the Emergency Department After

question 40

Multiple Choice

A 2-year-old child is brought into the emergency department after ingesting a medication that causes respiratory depression. For which acid-base imbalance will the nurse most closely monitor this child?

• A) Respiratory alkalosis
• B) Respiratory acidosis
• C) Metabolic acidosis
• D) Metabolic alkalosis

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