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A Person Is Experiencing Severe Heartburn

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A person is experiencing severe heartburn. To compensate for their pain, they take 9 sodium bicarbonate-based antacids, which is more than triple the recommended dosage. What condition will they likely experience once the main ingredient of the antacid fully hydrolyzes?


A) Respiratory acidosis
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Metabolic acidosis
D) Metabolic alkalosis

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