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A) Metabolic acidosis.
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- A type of labored breathing that helps the body to blow off more C02
- When a patient has metabolic acidosis they will often develop kussmaul breathing as the body’s attempt to become less acidotic.
- It can be seen in DKA.
- It helps to decrease the C02 in one’s systems thus helping it return to the ideal acid-base balance.
- The body’s ideal pH is 7.35-7.45. The body will of the use the lung or kidneys to maintain this preferred pH balance
- REFERENCE: 1) Med Surg nursing ATI RN edition Chapter 80