Multiple Choice
A 75-year-old woman reports experiencing indigestion,stomach pain,and frequent belching.She tells the nurse that she has been taking sodium bicarbonate five or six times a day for the past 3 weeks.Which hazard does the nurse know can possibly result from excessive use of sodium bicarbonate?
A) Excess belching
B) Constipation
C) Systemic alkalosis
D) Stomach secretion of excess mucus
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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