A Child Who Ingested a Handful of Aspirin Tablets from a Medicine

question 8

Multiple Choice

A child who ingested a handful of aspirin tablets from a medicine cabinet at home is brought to the emergency department. The nurse caring for the child notes a respiratory rate of 48 breaths per minute. The nurse understands that this child's respiratory rate is the result of the body's attempt to compensate for:

• A) metabolic acidosis.
• B) metabolic alkalosis.
• C) respiratory acidosis.
• D) respiratory alkalosis.

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