Which statement by the client should alert the nurse to a need for further instruction regard-ing an increased risk for metabolic alkalosis?
A. "I don't drink milk because it gives me gas and diarrhea."
B. "I have been taking digoxin every day for the last 15 years."
C. "I take sodium bicarbonate after every meal to prevent heartburn."
D. "In hot weather, I sweat so much that I have to drink at least six glasses of water each day."
C
Excessive oral ingestion of sodium bicarbonate and other bicarbonate-based antacids can cause a metabolic alkalosis.
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