Given the Following Laboratory Data, Select the Test(s) That Would

question 6

Multiple Choice

Given the following laboratory data, select the test(s) that would be useful in the identification of the cause of the acid-base imbalance?
PH = 7.25
PCO₂ = 25 mm Hg
Cl = 100 mEq/L
TCO₂ = 15 mEq/L
Na = 140 mEq/L
K = 7.4 mEq/L

• A)serum or urine acetone
• B)blood lactate
• C)serum or urine salicylate
• D)all of the above

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