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A client has been diagnosed with metabolic alkalosis. the nurse should anticipate what finding from the client's arterial blood gases?
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A client has been diagnosed with metabolic alkalosis. the nurse should anticipate what finding from the client's arterial blood gases?

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Metabolic Alkalosis means a blood pH of > 7.45, caused by a chemical base excess in the blood or loss of acid [H+], but not due to hyperventilation. ABG should show:
^HCO3-, dec. H+, pH>7.45, nml or ^CO2
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