When Reading the Lab Report of a Patient with Excessive

question 10

Multiple Choice

When reading the lab report of a patient with excessive diarrhea,the nurse notes that the pH is 7.10,and the PaCO₂ and the PaO₂ are normal.From this information alone,the nurse assesses the patient to be in:

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

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Definitions:

Anisole

An organic compound, methoxybenzene, characterized by a methoxy group attached to a benzene ring, used as a precursor in perfumery and pharmaceuticals.

Compound

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Chebysheff's Theorem

A statistical theorem stating that for any data set or distribution, no matter the shape, a minimum proportion of values must lie within a certain number of standard deviations from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are around the mean.