Your client presents with generalized weakness, muscle cramps, confusion, heart dysrhythmias and respiratory changes. You suspect:

1. metabolic alkalosis.
2. metabolic acidosis.
3. respiratory alkalosis.
4. respiratory acidosis.


ANS: 1

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