A patient has a lactate level of 8 mmol/L. The nurse realizes that this finding indicates:
1. Carbon dioxide exchange
2. Underuse of oxygen
3. Glucose metabolism
4. Tissue hypoxia
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Rationale 1: Lactate level does not indicate carbon dioxide exchange.
Rationale 2: Lactate level does not indicate the underuse of oxygen.
Rationale 3: Lactate level does not indicate glucose metabolism.
Rationale 4: When cells become oxygen deprived, anaerobic metabolism of glucose occurs, causing lactate formation instead of carbon dioxide and water. Elevated levels of lactate are a reliable indicator of tissue hypoxia.
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