Question

A patient who has been both vomiting and having diarrhea is losing diarrhea is losing ________ from his body a. water

b. sodium
c. bicarbonate ion
d. hydrogen ion
e. all of the above

Answer 1

Answer: Option E

Step-by-step explanation:

The patient who has been both vomiting and having diarrhea is losing water and bicarbonates ion, sodium, hydrogen ions from the body.

There is a loss of electrolytes from the body along with water due to increased motility of the gut.

These leads to the secretion of the bicarbonate from the pancreas and mucosal lining which leads to acidification and bicarbonate loss.

Answer 2

a. water

Step-by-step explanation:

Vomiting and diarrhea can be harmful, because they can cause dehydration.

Dehydration is the loss or removal of water from something.

If you don't replace lost water, you will get dehydrated.

Some dehydration patients, however, will require intravenous water in order to rehydrate.