A Client Develops Acute Renal Failure and a Resulting Metabolic

question 33

Multiple Choice

A client develops acute renal failure and a resulting metabolic acidosis.The nurse recognizes that the respiratory system compensates through:

• A) Hypoventilation and increase of bicarbonate levels in the bloodstream
• B) Alternating periods of deep versus shallow breaths to maintain homeostasis of the serum pH
• C) Hyperventilation to decrease the serum CO₂ level and thereby raise the pH
• D) Expansion of the lung tissues to their fullest,which increases the inspiratory reserve volumes to provide more oxygen to the tissues

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Definitions:

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Endoskeleton

An internal support structure of the body, found in vertebrates, consisting of bones and cartilages.

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