A patient comes into the ER complaining of chronic vomiting

Last updated: 7/31/2022

A patient comes into the ER complaining of chronic vomiting over the past two days depleting his stomach of acid. His body adjusts by moving H3O+ from his blood plasma to his stomach, this raises his blood pH. Is he suffering from acidosis or alkylosis and w hat will happen to his respiratory rate? Acidosis; respiration rate decreases He is neither acidosis or alkylosis; respiratory rate is unaffected Alkylosis; respiration rate decreases Alkylosis; respiration rate increases Acidosis; respiration rate increases