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With which of the following clients should the nurse be prepared to administer bicarbonate intravenously?
A.   25-year-old client with an acute asthma attack who has the following arterial blood gases: pH 7.28, HCO3– 22 mEq/L, PCO2 52 mm Hg, PO2 82 mm Hg
B.   25-year-old client with excessive diarrhea who has the following arterial blood gases: pH 7.28, HCO3– 16 mEq/L, PCO2 45 mm Hg, PO2 98 mm Hg
C.   65-year-old client with chronic emphysema and bronchitis who has the following arterial blood gases: pH 7.30, HCO3– 30 mEq/L, PCO2 60 mm Hg, PO2 72 mm Hg
D.   65-year-old client with a urinary tract infection and type 2 diabetes who has the following arterial blood gases: pH 7.31, HCO3– 20 mEq/L, PCO2 34 mm Hg, PO2 96 mm Hg
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Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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Hey, no worries.
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