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A client with a pyloric obstruction is admitted to the hospital with vomiting. Which of the following blood gases would the nurse expect to see in the client with vomiting?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Vomiting causes loss of hydrochloric acid, leading to metabolic alkalosis, indicated by a high pH (7.50) and normal to low PCO2.