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A client’s blood gases reflect diabetic ketoacidosis. Which clinical indicator should the nurse expect to identify when monitoring this client’s laboratory values?

ExplanationD. The bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system helps maintain the pH of body fluids; in metabolic acidosis there is a decrease in bicarbonate because of an increase of metabolic acids. A. The pH is decreased. B. The PO2 is not decreased in diabetic acidosis. C. The PCO2 may be decreased by the body’s attempt to eliminate CO2 to compensate for a decreased pH.