NCLEX PN Practice Questions Practice Question

An adolescent client is admitted in respiratory alkalosis following aspirin overdose. The nurse recognizes that this imbalance was caused by

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Tachypnea. Stimulation of respiratory center leads to hyperventilation, thus decreasing CO2 levels which causes respiratory alkalosis.

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