A client has an arterial blood gas pH of 7.48 . How does the nurse interpret this client's acid-base status?
a. An unknown acid-base balance status
b. A normal blood hydrogen ion concentration
c. A deficit in blood hydrogen ion concentration
d. An excess in blood hydrogen ion concentration
C
The pH is the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration. The normal pH of arterial blood ranges between 7.35 and 7.45 . A pH of 7.48 indicates a decrease in the hydrogen ion concentration (alkalosis).
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