A client is admitted to the hospital and is being prepared for a craniotomy. The client is very anxious and scared of the impending surgery. After an anxiety attack, the client looses consciousness. While you order a Stat blood gas, you expect to find which of the following acid base imbalance due to hyperventilation and anxiety??
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Metabolic acidosis
Answer: a. Respiratory alkalosis
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Which is a bronchodilator?
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