A Client Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department with an Aspirin

question 54

Multiple Choice

A client has been admitted to the emergency department with an aspirin overdose.The nurse anticipates that the client will be experiencing respiratory complications because the nurse knows that aspirin (salicylate) poisoning causes excessive stimulation of the respiratory system as the body attempts to compensate for:

• A) Decreased hemoglobin
• B) Excess carbon monoxide
• C) Decreased oxygen
• D) Excess carbon dioxide

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