A patient who is being mechanically ventilated is demonstrating respiratory acidosis. The nurse suspects that which metabolic process is malfunctioning?
1. Anaerobic metabolism
2. Catabolism
3. Aerobic metabolism
4. Anabolism
Answer: 3
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