What happens to ventilation when acidosis occurs and the buffer ...

[iveyjurea]

What happens to ventilation when acidosis occurs and the buffer system is not adequate to control the acidosis?
 a. not affected
 b. becomes erratic
  c. suddenly stops
 d. hyperventilation
  e. hypoventilation

Question 2

PS is an 87-year-old male admitted to the hospital for stomach pain. He has mild breathing problems and complains of fatigue and chronic stomach upset, for which he takes daily antacid. While hospitalized, a physician has determined that PS has megaloblastic anemia.What lab values would be altered given the likely cause of PS's problem?
 a. low folate
 b. low creatinine
 c. low cyanocobalamin
  d. high serum ferritin
 e. high leukocytes

[sierrahalpin]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c

[iveyjurea]

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[vickybb89]

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