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javeds

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A patient's arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH = 7.30; PCO2 = 40; HCO3 = 19 mEq/l; PO2 = 80. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is which of the following?
 
  1) Impaired Gas Exchange
  2) Metabolic Acidosis
  3) Risk for Impaired Gas Exchange
  4) Risk for AcidBase Imbalance

Question 2

When a patient has metabolic acidosis, which body system influences the acidbase imbalance to produce the compensatory changes in the arterial blood gases?
 
  1) Respiratory system
  2) Renal system
  3) Vascular system
  4) Neurological system


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brittrenee

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

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1


javeds

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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