A young boy playing outside on a very hot day has become dehydrated. When he enters the house, he appears lethargic. The mother is a nurse and becomes concerned that he may be experiencing a fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Electrolytes include all of the following except
a. sodium ion.
b. glucose.
c. potassium ion.
d. chloride ion.
b. glucose.
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What will be an ideal response?
At the lungs
A) both oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse from the blood into the alveoli B) oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses into the alveoli C) carbon dioxide diffuses into the blood and oxygen diffuses into the alveoli D) both oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse from the alveoli into the blood