A health care provider is administering large doses of ammonium chloride to a patient. Which acid-base imbalance may be an adverse effect of the drug?
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Metabolic acidosis
ANS: D
Large doses of ammonium chloride can cause metabolic acidosis secondary to hyperchloremia, especially in patients with impaired renal function.
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