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ahriuashd

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Caring for the most intimate needs of ill persons requires that you operate within the personal space of each client. Every client has a sense of space in which the client feels comfortable; this space can be defined as:
 
  1. a space around each person that the person does not wish another to enter.
  2. an area about 50  80 square feet, in Western culture.
  3. the physical area surrounding the person, emotional possession of the body, and personal self-knowledge.
  4. the physical area surrounding the person.

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Which electrolyte disturbance is likely to occur because the patient is in metabolic alkalosis?
 
  a. hypercalcemia c. hyponatremia
  b. hypomagnesemia d. hypokalemia


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blakeserpa

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

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A normal serum potassium level is a prerequisite to renal compensation. In alkalosis, potassium ions enter the cells in exchange for hydrogen ions, causing hypokalemia.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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