An adult is admitted to the hospital because of chronic bouts of diarreah. On ex

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An adult is admitted to the hospital because of chronic bouts of diarreah. On examination, it is found that she has been taking oral antibiotics for more than 3 months and that the diarreah comes with the sheets of gray colored mucous. This is indicative of a clostridium Difficile infection of the large intestine. Because of the excess loss of bicarbonate, her blood probably indicates _ a. Metabolic acidosis b. Ketoacidosis c. Metabolix alkalosis d. Respiratory alkalosis An adult is admitted to the hospital because of chronic bouts of diarreah. On examination, it is found that she has been taking oral antibiotics for more than 3 months and that the diarreah comes with the sheets of gray colored mucous. This is indicative of a clostridium Difficile infection of the large intestine. Because of the excess loss of bicarbonate, her blood probably indicates _ a. Metabolic acidosis b. Ketoacidosis c. Metabolix alkalosis d. Respiratory alkalosis a. Metabolic acidosis b. Ketoacidosis c. Metabolix alkalosis d. Respiratory alkalosis

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a. Metabolic acidosis

Due to to stated excess loss of bicarbonate, metabolic acidosis is the most likely symptom.

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