A patient began vomiting and continued to do so for several hours. What is the result of this loss of stomach contents?
a. Metabolic acidosis
b. Metabolic alkalosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Respiratory alkalosis
ANS: B
The most common cause of metabolic alkalosis is vomiting gastric contents.
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