medium · NCLEX-RN Basic Care and Comfort

The nurse is caring for Taylor, age 30, who has severe watery diarrhea due to a Clostridioides diff infection.

Which laboratory finding would the nurse most likely anticipate as a consequence of this elimination pattern?

  1. Arterial pH 7.49 and PaCO2 48 mm Hg, for this client.
  2. Serum Potassium 5.8 mEq/L, at this point in care.
  3. Arterial pH 7.31 and Serum Bicarbonate 16 mEq/L.
  4. Serum Sodium 128 mEq/L.

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