A Client with Metabolic Alkalosis Is Experiencing Numbness Around the Mouth

question 10

Multiple Choice

A client with metabolic alkalosis is experiencing numbness around the mouth and tingling of the fingers.What should the nurse explain as the reason for these manifestations?

• A) "Because you are breathing so fast, the oxygen is not getting to your nerve endings."
• B) "Your health problem affects calcium in your body, which causes the tingling around your mouth and fingers."
• C) "You have a build-up of carbon dioxide in your blood."
• D) "You don't have enough potassium in your body, so the tingling around your mouth and fingers will occur."

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