Paramedics are called to a local mall where a 16-year-old boy involved his father's car in a low-speed car crash in the parking lot. No injuries are apparent on examination. The boy's heart rate is 90 beats/min, his blood pressure is 130/80 mm Hg, and his respiratory rate is 40 breats/min. The patient states that his fingers and toes are tingling and feel numb and that he is having heart palpitations. The patient's symptoms are most likely due to:

a. Excess carbon dioxide
b. Excess carbon dioxide elimination
c. Excess hydrogen ion elimination
d. Excess hydrogen ions


Answer: b. Excess carbon dioxide elimination

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