Common causes of metabolic acidosis include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. diabetic ketoacidosis.
b. shallow breathing from a sedative overdose.
c. lactic acidosis.
d. renal (kidney) failure.
B
Shallow breathing from a sedative overdose would cause a respiratory acidosis. All of the other options would cause a metabolic acidosis.
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