A client, experiencing an acid-base imbalance, demonstrates signs of full compensation within 3 days. The nurse realizes that the full compensation was accomplished by which of the following systems?
1. Extracellular buffer
2. Intracellular buffer
3. Pulmonary
4. Renal
4
The extracellular and intracellular buffer systems act immediately, the pulmonary system acts within 2 to 3 hours, and the renal system responds within 2 to 3 days.
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