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The nurse is performing medication teaching for a client after surgery.The nurse explains that the client will go home on tramadol,a nonopioid analgesic,for pain management.The client states,I can't take that,I'm allergic to NSAIDs." How should the nurse respond?
Alkaline
Having a pH greater than 7, indicating a base where concentration of hydroxide ions is greater than that of hydrogen ions.
Blood
A body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away.
pH
A scale measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, where 7 is neutral, values below 7 are acidic, and values above 7 are alkaline.
Buffers
Substances that minimize changes in the pH of a solution by absorbing or releasing hydrogen ions.
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