The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Developed

The nurse is caring for a client who has developed metabolic acidosis and has an anion gap of 12 mEq/L. The nurse informs a family member that this finding indicates that the client's acidosis is caused by

A) accelerated lipid metabolism.
B) an increase of fixed acid.
C) increases in carbonic acid.
D) loss of bicarbonate.

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